Adorned with numerous tribal communities and races, Papua New Guinea stands out in terms of its social and ethnic assortments. The country has another feather on its cap, the official title of being the country with maximum languages. Though the country recognizes only 4 official languages, there are around 839 Read more…
Human languages play a predominant role in the social life of people as they are the most effective means of communication and cultural expression. In a multilingual country like India most often the dominant languages come to the forefront for extended use of language beyond oral discourse. The dominant languages Read more…
This article is a policy analysis of The Haryana Official Language (Amendment) Bill, 2020, wherein the authors examine the constitutionality of the amendment and the practical implications of the same. Introduction: What the Amendment Says The Haryana government caused a bit of stir by introducing the Haryana Official Language (Amendment) Read more…
I personally believe in the importance of diversity in this world, and this includes linguistic diversity. Diversity, however, should be accompanied by equality, at least as much as is reasonably possible. This hardly ever happens – some languages are prestigious and important, some others are not, and obviously, this has Read more…
Colonialism leaves a lasting impact on the socio-cultural, ideological and emotional fabric, even decades since its end in a place once subjected to colonial rule. One such marker of this colonial legacy is encoded in the language of the place, both in terms of languages which have gained a status Read more…
Revitalization, preservation and development of ethnic languages is being recognised today, even by the African governments. The author, through this article, presents an overview of the development of language policies in Kenya and Uganda since independence. It is also argued that these policies have not had much impact on the Read more…
With the Golden Jubilee of the Tulu Film Industry in 2021 (the first Tulu film came out in 1971), the demands to recognise Tulu (one of the five Pancha Dravida language) as an official language under the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution resurfaced on social media and garnered heavy Read more…
This article seeks to discuss Turkey’s linguistic policies which have oppressed the Kurds throughout the twentieth century. It also briefly describes the reforms and reasons for the same, concluding that these reforms have been half-hearted and slow; failing to produce real change in their daily lives. THE EARLY YEARS A Read more…
Although some people consider being deaf as a disability, others consider it as an inability or culture. To define deaf culture, first, we have to focus on the definition of ‘culture.’ The word ‘culture’ can be defined as “the way of life, especially the general customs and beliefs, of a particular group of people Read more…
Unravelling the Factors behind the Transition of the Inuit Language Regime Historical Background For centuries, the Inuit community, a group of culturally similar people inhabiting the Arctic region of Nunavut in Canada, was geographically isolated with its only interaction with the foreign world being on account of the extensive whaling Read more…