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- Title
Sociolinguistic Study of Begusarai Maithili.
- Authors
Kumar, Vivek
- Abstract
This paper makes a sociolinguistic study of the language variation in Begusarai Maithili and tries to investigate its sociolinguistic base. It also attempts to establish a correlation between language variation and the cast system in Begusarai district. The collaborators are the native speakers of Begusarai Maithili which is one of the varieties of Maithili spoken in Begusarai district. The overall outcome of the study suggests the occurrence of a strong sociolinguistic relation between the language variation in Begusarai Maithili and the caste system. The research site is Begusarai district which is one of the districts of Bihar in North India.
- Subjects
VARIATION in language; COLLABORATIVE commerce; SOCIAL classes; ELITE (Social sciences); INTELLECTUALS
- Publication
Language in India, 2017, Vol 17, Issue 8, p281
- ISSN
1930-2940
- Publication type
Article