Class Year
2015
Document Type
Student Research Paper
Date of Creation
Spring 2015
Department 1
Anthropology
Abstract
This paper explores how young Sherpas in Nepal use their language as a tool for identifying themselves as uniquely Sherpa in a mutlicultural Nepal. By analyzing the way Sherpas use their language in social settings and at a radio station, the author suggests the Sherpa language is perhaps the only truly unique quality that delineates Sherpas from other Nepalis.
Copyright Note
This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Ginder, Joshua H., "Language as the Foundation of Identity Among Sherpa Youth in Nepal" (2015). Student Publications. 314.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/314
Included in
Asian Studies Commons, Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education Commons, Ethnic Studies Commons, International and Comparative Education Commons, Linguistic Anthropology Commons, Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons, South and Southeast Asian Languages and Societies Commons
Comments
Anthropology Honors Thesis