Nepalese Linguistics 1999 №16

Chief Editor: Prof. Dr. Tej Ratna Kansakar
Publisher: Linguistic Society of Nepal
Publication date: 1999
Number of pictures: 102In the multilingual settings of Nepal, Nepali has been used as a link-language for centuries. It was used as a court language for more than two centuries and as an official language from the beginning of this century. With the printing activities, which started about one hundred years ago, education in the Nepali language was introduced, and use of the language was widely extended. Nepali gradually elaborated its structure, style and vocabulary. Standardization of Nepali continued as grammars were written and dictionaries were compiled. As the range of communication expanded, Nepali was subjected to unexpected roles. Thus, Nepali required measures for its development to meet the challenges of time. The ceaseless advancement of knowledge and urgent need for transfer of technology and flow of information demanded for systematic efforts for the introduction of neologisms into the language. Before the sixties of this century terminological problems were solved individually, during sixties and seventies sporadic efforts were made institutionally and only during the eighties systematic planning for the solution of terminological problems was initiated. In the sections that follow, I would like to highlight the activities for the introduction of terminological neologisms in Nepali and then suggest three contexts - international, regional and national to take into consideration while introducing terminological neologisms into the Nepali language.