Acknowledgements

xi

General Introduction

Xv

SECTION-1

Introduction

3

1.

Linguistics in Pakistan

5

2.

Languages of the Proto-Historic Indus Valley

35

SECTION-2

Introduction

63

3.

Language-Teaching Policies in Pakistan

65

4.

The Medium of Instruction Controversy

88

5.

Language-Teaching in Pakistani Madrassas

103

6.

Pakistani Universities: the Colonial Legacy

120

7.

University Faculty’s Share in Goods and Services in Pakistan

143

SECTION-3

Introduction

159

8.

Language, Knowledge, and Inequality

161

9.

Language and Feminist Issues in Pakistan

172

10.

Cultural Invasion and Linguistic Politeness Among English-Using Pakistanis

183

11.

Language and Ethnic Politics in Pakistan

224

12.

Language Planning and Politics in Pakistan

235

Index

311