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Indosphere
Indosphere is a term used for areas of Indian subcontinent, Indian linguistic influence in the neighboring Southern Asian, Southeast Asian, and East Asian regions. It is commonly used in areal linguistics in contrast with the Sinophone languages of the Mainland Southeast Asia linguistic area of the Sinosphere. Notably, unlike terms such as Lusophone or Francophone that refer to the multinational spread and influence of a single language with multiple dialects (Portuguese language, Portuguese and French language, French respectively from the example), this term refers to all languages that are considered to originate in India, of which there are Languages with legal status in India, 22 recognized languages alone across several major language families, including Indo-European languages , Indo-European and Dravidian languages , Dravidian. It considers these collectively in regards to the influence of these languages on the languages of other countries, rather than from the perspectiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Cultural Zone
Greater India, also known as the Indian cultural sphere, or the Indic world, is an area composed of several countries and regions in South Asia, East Asia and Southeast Asia that were historically influenced by Culture of India, Indian culture, which itself formed from the various distinct indigenous cultures of South Asia. It is an umbrella term encompassing the Indian subcontinent and surrounding countries, which are culturally linked through a diverse cultural cline. These countries have been transformed to varying degrees by the acceptance and introduction of Culture, cultural and institutional elements from each other. The term Greater India as a reference to the Indian cultural sphere was popularised by a network of Bengali scholars in the 1920s, but became obsolete in the 1970s. Since around 500 BCE, Asia's expanding land and Indian Ocean trade, maritime trade had resulted in prolonged Socioeconomics, socio-economic and cultural stimulation and diffusion of Buddhism, B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
