Title: The Structure of Ganderbal Kohistani
Subtitle: From a Multilingual Perspective
Series Title: Languages of the World 69
Publication Year: 2025

Publisher: Lincom GmbH
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Author(s): Zeeshan Khushboo & Nazrin B. Laskar

17x24 cm. ISBN 9783969392553 (Hardbound). Languages of the World 69. 163pp. 2025.. Euro 124.

Abstract:

This book is a study of a minority Dardic language Kohistani as spoken in Ganderbal in Jammu and Kashmir, India. The Kohistani speech community in Ganderbal is nested in a multilingual context, where it co-exists with Kashmiri, dominant language of the region, Gojri and Urdu. Urdu is used as a lingua franca among the diverse multilingual communities in Ganderbal.

The Kohistanis in Ganderbal are multilinguals with varying degree of competence in Kashmiri, Gojri and Urdu. In this book, the structure of Ganderbal Kohistani is analysed from a multilingual perspective. The phonological and morpho-syntactic structure of Kohistani is discussed vis-à-vis the other languages that are used in the region. Ganderbal Kohistani reflects the typical linguistic features of Dardic languages, yet diverges from Kashmiri (Dardic) in many aspects. Ganderbal Kohistani has integrated lexicon from Urdu, along with some morpho-syntactic features.

Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
Language Documentation
Typology

Language Family(ies): Dardic

Written In: English (eng)