@mastersthesis{96314,
  address               = {Ann Arbor},
  author                = {Boehm, Kelly Kilgo},
  pages                 = {xi+158},
  publisher             = {UMI},
  school                = {University of Texas at Arlington},
  title                 = {Language Use and Language Maintenance Among the Tharu of the Indo-Nepal Tarai},
  year                  = {1997},
  abstract              = {The Tharu are a minority, ethnolinguistic group living in contact with speakers of widely-used majority languages, such as Nepali and Hindi. They are currently faced with choices in language behavior which will determine whether or not the Tharu language will be maintained. Given the fact that the future of the Tharu language depends on its actual use, this study is undertaken to assess language use patterns among the Tharu. Data for this study were collected primarily through orally-administered questionnaires (for 211 respondents), as well as informal interviews and observation. Quantitative questionnaire data regarding language use are analyzed through variable rule analysis according to five variables: age, gender, education, location of residence, and language domain. Analysis of use patterns demonstrates strong Tharu language maintenance and language vitality. This conclusion is further supported by other positive influences, such as number of speakers and government support.},
  adviser               = {Paolillo, John C.},
  bestfn                = {eurasia\boehm_tharu1997_o.pdf},
  besttxt               = {ptxt2\eurasia\boehm_tarai1997_o.txt},
  cfn                   = {eurasia\boehm_tharu1997_o.pdf},
  class_loc             = {PK1820},
  country               = {India [IN], Nepal [NP]},
  degree                = {MA},
  delivered             = {eurasia\boehm_tharu1997_o.pdf},
  digital_formats       = {PDF 5.39Mb image-only PDF},
  document_type         = {B},
  fn                    = {eurasia\boehm_tarai1997.pdf, eurasia\boehm_tarai1997_o.pdf, eurasia\boehm_tharu1997_o.pdf, eurasia/boehm_tharu1997_o.pdf},
  hhtype                = {socling},
  inlg                  = {English [eng]},
  isbn                  = {9780591554861},
  lgcode                = {Kathoriya Tharu [tkt], Rana Tharu [thr], Kochila Tharu [thq], Chitwania Tharu [the], Dangaura Tharu [thl]},
  macro_area            = {Eurasia},
  mpi_eva_library_shelf = {PK 1820 BOE 2007},
  mpifn                 = {tharu_boehm1997_o.pdf},
  oclc                  = {840044133},
  sil_id                = {43438},
  source                = {MAI 36/01, p. 40, Feb 1998},
  src                   = {hh, mpieva, sil16},
  subject               = {LANGUAGE, LINGUISTICS (0290)},
  subject_headings      = {Tharu (South Asian people), Tharu language – Usage, Tharu language – Social aspects, Language maintenance, Tharu (South Asian people) – Tharu language – Usage – Tharu language – Social aspects – Language maintenance},
  umi_id                = {1386480}
}