HINDI 2005 Total # of Speakers: 465,415 California 103,285 22.19% New York 49,786 10.69% New Jersey 45,398 9.75% Texas 32,074 6.89% Illinois 30,804 6.61% Georgia 19,524 4.19% Virginia 17,643 3.79% Michigan 16,745 3.59% Maryland 16,042 3.44% Florida 15,479 3.32% Pennsylvania 13,459 2.89% Massachusetts 13,289 2.85% Washington 9,751 2.09%
Indo-Aryan branch of Indo-European Language Official language of Indian Union Lingua Franca Language of Bollywood (Hindi cinema) Language with a long literary tradition Language of heritage identity Global communities (Nepal, Middle East, Fiji, Suriname, Canada, Britain, USA, etc.) Devanagari script (सलाम नमस्ते)
Diglossia (gap between formal & informal styles) Diglossia (gap between formal & informal styles) Code-mixing (Hinglish) Code-switching
Standard Hindi - Braj
- Awadhi
- Bhojpuri
- Rajasthani
- Etc.
Linguistic perspective - Grammar (phonology, morphology, syntax)
- Vocabulary
- Script
Literary Perspective Historical Perspective Cultural perspective Political perspective Religious perspective
Associate official language Language of power & prestige Language of computers & Internet
How much Hinglish should be used in second language classrooms? How much Hinglish should be used in second language classrooms? 2. Should we teach Hindi & Urdu as two separate languages or one language? Hindi & Urdu Hindi-Urdu Hindi Urdu
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