Language endangerment and linguistic rights in the Himalayas: A case study from Nepal

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 4-9

  Turin, Mark ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR INTEGRATED MOUNTAIN DEVELOPMENT   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL IDENTITY; LANGUAGE; MOUNTAIN REGION;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

EID: 17044363170     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/0276-4741(2005)025[0004:LEALRI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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