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Título: English, Language Politics and Cultural (In)security in India, c. 1800s to 1968
Autores: Nault, D. M.
Fecha: 2008-03-03
Publicador: Asia Journal of Global Studies
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Tipo: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Tema: History, global studies, sociology, education, political science, Indian history, area studies, South Asian studies
Descripción: The following study applies the relatively under-researched concept of cultural security to the context of India. Specifically, it re-examines the question as to what impact the English language has had on Indian culture. In so doing, the paper provides a historical perspective revealing how class and ethnicity have shaped the manner in which English has become integrated into India’s cultural formation. It suggests that English has persisted into the post-colonial era not because it was externally imposed on India during the colonial era, but primarily because of the cultural divide between the primarily Hindi-speaking North and Dravidian speaking South, the latter of which has strongly opposed the use of Hindi as the sole official language and supported English for intra-national communication. The paper concludes that cultural security, while useful as a concept, is more complex than is usually acknowledged and must be applied with caution in multilingual and pluralistic societies such as India.
Idioma: Inglés