Aditi Ghosh
2021
Ghosh, Aditi
Language in Urban Society: Kolkata and Bengali Journal Article
In: South Asian Language Review, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 52 - 60, 2021.
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In this age of urbanisation, life in metropolis demonstrates great converging tendencies. Every city is home to several intersecting communities where linguistic and cultural boundaries are increasingly eroded. In the context of India, where multilingualism is a way of life in big cities, the situation is even more interesting. At times, the 'foreign' communities outnumber the native in such cities. What status do the native languages occupy in such cases? Do they still remain the dominant language -Languages of preferred use for everyday communication? Or, do they lose that position to the most dominant non-native language? In an attempt to find answer to these questions, this paper studies the scenario in Kolkata, one of the major metropolises in South Asia. It surveys a section of the residents whose native languages are different from Bengali and tries to measure their language usage and language attitude towards the three major languages Bengali, Hindi and English.
2020
Ghosh, Aditi; Berger, Isaac; Remien, Christopher H.; Mubayi, Anuj
The Role of Alcohol Consumption on Acetaminophen Induced Liver Injury: Implications from A Mathematical Model Journal Article
In: Journal of Theoretical Biology, vol. 519, no. 2, 2020.
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abstract = {Acetaminophen (APAP) overdose is one of the predominant causes of drug induced acute liver injury in the U.S and U.K. Clinical studies show that ingestion of alcohol may increase the risk of APAP induced liver injury. Chronic alcoholism may potentiate APAP hepatotoxicity and this increased risk of APAP toxicity is observed when APAP is ingested even shortly after alcohol is cleared from the body. However, clinical reports also suggest that acute alcohol consumption may have a protective effect against hepatotoxicity by inhibiting microsomal acetaminophen oxidation and thereby reducing N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine (NAPQI) production. The aim of this study is to model this dual role of alcohol to determine how the timing of alcohol ingestion affects APAP metabolism and resulting liver injury and identify mechanisms of APAP induced liver injury. The mathematical model is developed to capture condition of a patient of single time APAP overdose who may be an acute or chronic alcohol user. The analysis suggests that the risk of APAP-induced hepatotoxicity is increased if APAP is ingested shortly after alcohol is cleared from the body in chronic alcohol users. A protective effect of acute consumption of alcohol is also observed in patients with APAP overdose. For example, simultaneous ingestion of alcohol and APAP overdose or alcohol intake after or before few hours of APAP overdose may result in less APAP-induced hepatotoxicity when compared to a single time APAP overdose. The rate of hepatocyte damage in APAP overdose patients depends on trade-off between induction and inhibition of CYP enzyme.},
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Acetaminophen (APAP) overdose is one of the predominant causes of drug induced acute liver injury in the U.S and U.K. Clinical studies show that ingestion of alcohol may increase the risk of APAP induced liver injury. Chronic alcoholism may potentiate APAP hepatotoxicity and this increased risk of APAP toxicity is observed when APAP is ingested even shortly after alcohol is cleared from the body. However, clinical reports also suggest that acute alcohol consumption may have a protective effect against hepatotoxicity by inhibiting microsomal acetaminophen oxidation and thereby reducing N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine (NAPQI) production. The aim of this study is to model this dual role of alcohol to determine how the timing of alcohol ingestion affects APAP metabolism and resulting liver injury and identify mechanisms of APAP induced liver injury. The mathematical model is developed to capture condition of a patient of single time APAP overdose who may be an acute or chronic alcohol user. The analysis suggests that the risk of APAP-induced hepatotoxicity is increased if APAP is ingested shortly after alcohol is cleared from the body in chronic alcohol users. A protective effect of acute consumption of alcohol is also observed in patients with APAP overdose. For example, simultaneous ingestion of alcohol and APAP overdose or alcohol intake after or before few hours of APAP overdose may result in less APAP-induced hepatotoxicity when compared to a single time APAP overdose. The rate of hepatocyte damage in APAP overdose patients depends on trade-off between induction and inhibition of CYP enzyme.
2019
Ghosh, Aditi
Language, Communication and Conflict in South and Southeast Asia Conference
Language, Communication and Conflict in South and Southeast Asia, 2019.
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abstract = {The countries of South and Southeast Asia share a common history as well as linguistic and socio-cultural issues. They are diverse in terms of religion, castes, and creeds, cultures and customs, languages and beliefs. This diversity may harbour different challenges as well as prospects for the countries. It may harbour discordant social patterns and conflicts. A most glaring example of language-related conflict in this area is perhaps that of the birth of Bangladesh from East Pakistan. At the same time, it may also stimulate engaging and enlightening dialogues between distinct cultures, because, in spite of, the many differences, the overall history of the area is that of harmony and interaction, not of continuous discordance and conflict. Besides most of these countries have been former colonies of developed countries. This brings in issues of the influence of a dominant culture and language, the pattern of resource distribution among linguistic and cultural groups, the role and choice of language in education, etc. In this scenario, it is of great importance to throw light on the nature of communication as well as areas of conflict in this region.
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The countries of South and Southeast Asia share a common history as well as linguistic and socio-cultural issues. They are diverse in terms of religion, castes, and creeds, cultures and customs, languages and beliefs. This diversity may harbour different challenges as well as prospects for the countries. It may harbour discordant social patterns and conflicts. A most glaring example of language-related conflict in this area is perhaps that of the birth of Bangladesh from East Pakistan. At the same time, it may also stimulate engaging and enlightening dialogues between distinct cultures, because, in spite of, the many differences, the overall history of the area is that of harmony and interaction, not of continuous discordance and conflict. Besides most of these countries have been former colonies of developed countries. This brings in issues of the influence of a dominant culture and language, the pattern of resource distribution among linguistic and cultural groups, the role and choice of language in education, etc. In this scenario, it is of great importance to throw light on the nature of communication as well as areas of conflict in this region.
In this seminar, we wish to throw light on these issues with a focus on language and linguistic diversity. We bring together scholars from South and Southeast Asia working on language, communication and conflict for a productive interaction on related issues. Through the lectures and discussions on the given issue, we may get a clear understanding of the root of the problems in this area and the best possible ways of handling them.
In this seminar, we wish to throw light on these issues with a focus on language and linguistic diversity. We bring together scholars from South and Southeast Asia working on language, communication and conflict for a productive interaction on related issues. Through the lectures and discussions on the given issue, we may get a clear understanding of the root of the problems in this area and the best possible ways of handling them.
Ghosh, Aditi
Intercultural Communication in the Multilingual Urban Workplace Book Chapter
In: pp. 301-322, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2019.
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This chapter explores various issues relating to intercultural communication in the global urban workplace. The urban centers in today's global world are almost always multilingual and diverse, and the contact between communities and individuals of diverse backgrounds demonstrates many unique linguistic outcomes. It is also essential for all interlocutors to formulate strategies to facilitate such communications. In addition, the study of communicative behavior in a multilingual workplace reveals the attitude of the interlocutors toward the different languages, toward their own linguistic identity and toward that of their addressee. The chapter discusses these theories and frameworks associated with intercultural communication in general and then concentrates on issues specific to multilingual global workplace communications.
Ghosh, Aditi
Nationalism as a Threat to Multilingualism Journal Article
In: pp. 53 - 71, 2019, ISSN: 2319-6165.
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abstract = {Amidst the worldwide concern for loss of multilingualism and increasing number of endangered languages, this paper tries to look at one of the most dominant ideology in today’s world, i.e., Nationalism and its effect on Multilingualism. The ideology of nationalism is deeply rooted in philosophy of a polity based on sociocultural uniformity. Diversity and multiplicity in culture including language is seen within this framework as an unwanted and even dangerous for a cohesive united nation. Researches in the field as well as analysis of history, however, show that such assumptions are not well-founded. This paper discusses the problematic outlook that nationalism adopts towards multilingualism, delves into the misleading beliefs associated with this outlook and finishes with a brief survey result reflecting the effect of such ideology on a section of Kolkata residents.},
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Amidst the worldwide concern for loss of multilingualism and increasing number of endangered languages, this paper tries to look at one of the most dominant ideology in today’s world, i.e., Nationalism and its effect on Multilingualism. The ideology of nationalism is deeply rooted in philosophy of a polity based on sociocultural uniformity. Diversity and multiplicity in culture including language is seen within this framework as an unwanted and even dangerous for a cohesive united nation. Researches in the field as well as analysis of history, however, show that such assumptions are not well-founded. This paper discusses the problematic outlook that nationalism adopts towards multilingualism, delves into the misleading beliefs associated with this outlook and finishes with a brief survey result reflecting the effect of such ideology on a section of Kolkata residents.
2018
Ghosh, Aditi
LANGUAGE AND GENDER Presentation
01.11.2018.
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Ghosh, Aditi
Language and the Nation: A Survey Report from Kolkata Journal Article
In: Aligarh Journal of Linguistics, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 15-45, 2018, ISSN: 2249-1511.
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2017
Ghosh, Aditi
A Few Notes on ‘Selfing’ and ‘Othering’ in Language Journal Article
In: Journal of Exclusion Studies, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 90 - 101, 2017, ISSN: 2231-4555.
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abstract = {Though speech, in general understanding, is often seen as a mere carrier of information, a bridge that connects the minds of human beings, it is also a very common tool for constructing boundaries by constituting the concept of the self and the other. The division between different language communities and the deligitimisation of non-standard speech varieties within the same language community are such commonly witnessed phenomena. However, the construction of the language based boundaries does not depend only on the degree of linguistic difference itself. Instead, it is consistently dependent on the recognition and/or validation of the difference as being significant enough to construct categories. Often the most minor linguistic differences are instrumental in creating strikingly different categories and at other times the most glaring differences in language structures are left unnoticed and are inconsequential in construction of any such categories. This paper explores how speech creates such categories and how certain norms become significant in some social groups creating margins that exclude those who are incompatible with the set norms.},
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Though speech, in general understanding, is often seen as a mere carrier of information, a bridge that connects the minds of human beings, it is also a very common tool for constructing boundaries by constituting the concept of the self and the other. The division between different language communities and the deligitimisation of non-standard speech varieties within the same language community are such commonly witnessed phenomena. However, the construction of the language based boundaries does not depend only on the degree of linguistic difference itself. Instead, it is consistently dependent on the recognition and/or validation of the difference as being significant enough to construct categories. Often the most minor linguistic differences are instrumental in creating strikingly different categories and at other times the most glaring differences in language structures are left unnoticed and are inconsequential in construction of any such categories. This paper explores how speech creates such categories and how certain norms become significant in some social groups creating margins that exclude those who are incompatible with the set norms.
Ghosh, Aditi
Attitude towards the Official Languages: A survey report from Kolkata Conference
Attitude towards the Official Languages: A survey report from Kolkata, National Law University, Delhi National Law University, Delhi, 2017.
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In India, Hindi and English enjoy the status of official languages. Both these languages enjoy social prestige and functional importance all over India. Kolkata, one of the major cities of India and the capital of the state of West Bengal, represents that part of India which is diverse, multilingual, where Hindi is not a language spoken by the majority and where both Hindi and English possess some degree of prestige due to their official status as well as for various other social, cultural and functional reasons. In addition to these two, Bengali which is the majority language in the state and also the state official language has its due prestige in the city. Needless to say, a large section of long term Kolkata residents are not Bengali and are from diverse linguistic background. The paper seeks to analyse the attitude of this section of Kolkata residents towards Hindi and English as two major languages. The paper is based on the responses of 495 permanent residents of Kolkata, whose native language is not Bengali – the locally dominant language. Through a structured questionnaire their responses on various issues relating to the relevance of the two languages, i.e. Hindi and English, is collected and analysed and reported in the paper.
Ghosh, Aditi
The sounds of Bengali and French Journal Article
In: Bulletin of the Department of LInguistics, University of Calcutta, pp. 88 - 98, 2017, ISSN: 2319-6165.
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abstract = {As competent Speakers of language, we arc all nwarc, that the different languages and language varieties that nrc spokt. It around us corry diffcrcnt socinl or other non.linguistic values., from a limgu istic point of view all languages are equal.bu1 the,re are differences that are crea1ed by the way 1hese languages are perceived by die socie1y. Studies on language anirude explores these social differences that are imposed on different languages or language varietics and by cxtcnsion its users.
In this paper, I give a short account of the signjficaocc of language attitude srudies in different areas of sociolinguistics. This pnper is divided in three mejor sections. The first section. along with its three subsections.deals ""'ith various aspects of language anhude including the di1Teren1 ea1egorisations relcv-dflt lo attitude studies, the effect of altitude in second language learning and its role in language standardisat·ion. The second $CCtion d.iscussc.11 brielly the impact of laoguagc attitude oo language poUcics. The third section deals ith methods to s1udy attitude and give account of a few sucl1studies.
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As competent Speakers of language, we arc all nwarc, that the different languages and language varieties that nrc spokt. It around us corry diffcrcnt socinl or other non.linguistic values., from a limgu istic point of view all languages are equal.bu1 the,re are differences that are crea1ed by the way 1hese languages are perceived by die socie1y. Studies on language anirude explores these social differences that are imposed on different languages or language varietics and by cxtcnsion its users.
In this paper, I give a short account of the signjficaocc of language attitude srudies in different areas of sociolinguistics. This pnper is divided in three mejor sections. The first section. along with its three subsections.deals ""'ith various aspects of language anhude including the di1Teren1 ea1egorisations relcv-dflt lo attitude studies, the effect of altitude in second language learning and its role in language standardisat·ion. The second $CCtion d.iscussc.11 brielly the impact of laoguagc attitude oo language poUcics. The third section deals ith methods to s1udy attitude and give account of a few sucl1studies.
In this paper, I give a short account of the signjficaocc of language attitude srudies in different areas of sociolinguistics. This pnper is divided in three mejor sections. The first section. along with its three subsections.deals ""'ith various aspects of language anhude including the di1Teren1 ea1egorisations relcv-dflt lo attitude studies, the effect of altitude in second language learning and its role in language standardisat·ion. The second $CCtion d.iscussc.11 brielly the impact of laoguagc attitude oo language poUcics. The third section deals ith methods to s1udy attitude and give account of a few sucl1studies.
Ghosh, Aditi
Language Attitude Miscellaneous
Language Use and Attitude: A Sociolinguistic Survey of 'Non-Bengalis' in Kolkata, 2017, ISSN: 2319-6165.
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In this paper, I give ashort account of the significance of language attude studies in diffrent areas of sociolinguistics. this paper divided in three major seetions. the first section, along withits three subsections. deals with various aspeets of language attude including the different categorisations relevantto attude studies, the effect of attude in second language learning and its role in language standardisation. the second sectiondiscusses briefly the impact of language attude on language policies. the third section deals with methods to study attude and given account of a few such studies.},
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In this paper, I give ashort account of the significance of language attude studies in diffrent areas of sociolinguistics. this paper divided in three major seetions. the first section, along withits three subsections. deals with various aspeets of language attude including the different categorisations relevantto attude studies, the effect of attude in second language learning and its role in language standardisation. the second sectiondiscusses briefly the impact of language attude on language policies. the third section deals with methods to study attude and given account of a few such studies.
In this paper, I give ashort account of the significance of language attude studies in diffrent areas of sociolinguistics. this paper divided in three major seetions. the first section, along withits three subsections. deals with various aspeets of language attude including the different categorisations relevantto attude studies, the effect of attude in second language learning and its role in language standardisation. the second sectiondiscusses briefly the impact of language attude on language policies. the third section deals with methods to study attude and given account of a few such studies.
2012
Ghosh, Aditi
Language and Communication Book
GLOBAL MEDIA JOURNAL—Indian Edition, University of Calcutta, 2012, ISBN: 2249 – 5835 .
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abstract = {Language is recognised as a primary means of communication. However, the issue ofcommunication encompasses topics that go beyond transference of information from oneindividual to another. Building on Chomsky’s concept of linguistic competence the ability ofall adult human beings to successfully use language – Hyme’s in 1971 developed the concept of Communicative Competence the ability of a competent adult to successfully communicate vialanguage, of which linguistic competence is a part. The process of language acquisition is notonly a process of learning words and grammars of a language, but also a process of learning howto use those resources and under what circumstances. Communication requires a knowledge thatgoes beyond basic word and grammar. It requires a sociolinguistic and pragmatic knowledge.Study of bipartite system second personal pronouns in some European languages (for exampletu and vousin French) by Brown and Gilman (1960) and study of address terms system in differentlanguages by Susan Ervin-Tripp (1969) show that use of language can mirror ideologicalstructure of the society. For example a society in which non-reciprocal usage of T (as in Frenchtu) and V (as in Frenchvous) is prevalent, is most likely a society where power is distributed by birth right (as in feudal societies). The field of pragmatics deal with language in use. Studies inspeech act theory (Austin 1962, Searle 1969) show that speaking, in most cases, is an act ofdoing something, rather than stating something. Grice’s (1975) maxims on conversationalimplicature reveal that there may be a lot more that is communicated through conversation thatwhat is stated.This very short and incomplete survey of different theories centred on the issue language andcommunication indicates the diverse and versatile nature of the topics that may be includedunder this theme. The papers included in this volume also do justice to the versatility. ProbalDasgupta’s article offers a formal analysis of address term (or titles) usage in Bengali and use of titles of literary works in conversation. B N Patnaik’s article looks at the issue ofmiscommunication with examples from literature and everyday interaction. Aadil Amin Kak’sarticle illustrates how events like war impact language by presenting an inventory of terms whichcame into use or acquired new meaning due to Iraq War. Zeinab Ibrahim’s article reports theresults of a questionnaire based study, which investigates intercultural interpretation of languageusage among heritage students and instructors of Arabic. Finally Ajit Baishya and BashishaShabong’s article demonstrates the loan words in Khashi and their modifications. In the students’ research section we have three papers. Nivedita Mitra attempts an analysis of the‘eat’ expressions in Bengali and Oriya (Odia) language. Basudha Das explores code-switching asa communication strategy with examples of Bangla-English code-switching. Chavvi Garg’sarticle discusses the language of the New Media.In the commentary section Uday Narayan Singh’s ‘rough notes’ brings in a number of issuesranging from variation in communication processes in different medium or channels, issue oftranslation, art, literature, cultural – linguistic diversity, oral and tele-communication. MinaDan’s paper presents a brief history and description of Esperanto – a language designed byRussian scholar Zamenhoff for international and interlinguistic communication. Romesh Chaturvedi and Shruti Mehrotra’s paper presents the results of a study conducted on a sectionyouth on the use of language in television.In the book review section Syeda Nadia Ali reviews 2001 publication Discourse Theory and Practice: A Reader edited by Magarett Wetherell, Stephanie Taylor and Simeon J. Yates. JayatiChatterji reviews the 1978 classic Politeness: Some Universals in Language Usage by Roger Brown and Stephen C. Levinson. Rajib Chakraborty reviews Foreigners and Foreign Languagesin India: A Sociolinguistic History by Shreesh Chaudhary.In the documents section we have UNESCO’s 1996 Universal Declaration on Linguistic Rightsand The official Languages Act of India 1963 (as amended, 1967).I thank all the contributors for their interest in this issue and for their valuable contributions. Ialso thank the reviewers for taking time out of their busy schedule to evaluate papers for thisissue. I am extremely fortunate to receive frequent voluntary assistance from my friends andcolleagues. I am grateful to Professor B N Patnaik for his kind advice and inputs, especially for the book review section. I am grateful to Professor Mina Dan, Dr Jayati Chatterji, Mr. SantwanChattopadhyay and Ms Syeda Nadia Ali for their help at various stages. Finally I must thankProfessor Saumendranath Bera and the editorial board for allowing me to explore the theme of‘Language and Communication’ for this issue of Global Media Journal – Indian Edition.},
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Language is recognised as a primary means of communication. However, the issue ofcommunication encompasses topics that go beyond transference of information from oneindividual to another. Building on Chomsky’s concept of linguistic competence the ability ofall adult human beings to successfully use language – Hyme’s in 1971 developed the concept of Communicative Competence the ability of a competent adult to successfully communicate vialanguage, of which linguistic competence is a part. The process of language acquisition is notonly a process of learning words and grammars of a language, but also a process of learning howto use those resources and under what circumstances. Communication requires a knowledge thatgoes beyond basic word and grammar. It requires a sociolinguistic and pragmatic knowledge.Study of bipartite system second personal pronouns in some European languages (for exampletu and vousin French) by Brown and Gilman (1960) and study of address terms system in differentlanguages by Susan Ervin-Tripp (1969) show that use of language can mirror ideologicalstructure of the society. For example a society in which non-reciprocal usage of T (as in Frenchtu) and V (as in Frenchvous) is prevalent, is most likely a society where power is distributed by birth right (as in feudal societies). The field of pragmatics deal with language in use. Studies inspeech act theory (Austin 1962, Searle 1969) show that speaking, in most cases, is an act ofdoing something, rather than stating something. Grice’s (1975) maxims on conversationalimplicature reveal that there may be a lot more that is communicated through conversation thatwhat is stated.This very short and incomplete survey of different theories centred on the issue language andcommunication indicates the diverse and versatile nature of the topics that may be includedunder this theme. The papers included in this volume also do justice to the versatility. ProbalDasgupta’s article offers a formal analysis of address term (or titles) usage in Bengali and use of titles of literary works in conversation. B N Patnaik’s article looks at the issue ofmiscommunication with examples from literature and everyday interaction. Aadil Amin Kak’sarticle illustrates how events like war impact language by presenting an inventory of terms whichcame into use or acquired new meaning due to Iraq War. Zeinab Ibrahim’s article reports theresults of a questionnaire based study, which investigates intercultural interpretation of languageusage among heritage students and instructors of Arabic. Finally Ajit Baishya and BashishaShabong’s article demonstrates the loan words in Khashi and their modifications. In the students’ research section we have three papers. Nivedita Mitra attempts an analysis of the‘eat’ expressions in Bengali and Oriya (Odia) language. Basudha Das explores code-switching asa communication strategy with examples of Bangla-English code-switching. Chavvi Garg’sarticle discusses the language of the New Media.In the commentary section Uday Narayan Singh’s ‘rough notes’ brings in a number of issuesranging from variation in communication processes in different medium or channels, issue oftranslation, art, literature, cultural – linguistic diversity, oral and tele-communication. MinaDan’s paper presents a brief history and description of Esperanto – a language designed byRussian scholar Zamenhoff for international and interlinguistic communication. Romesh Chaturvedi and Shruti Mehrotra’s paper presents the results of a study conducted on a sectionyouth on the use of language in television.In the book review section Syeda Nadia Ali reviews 2001 publication Discourse Theory and Practice: A Reader edited by Magarett Wetherell, Stephanie Taylor and Simeon J. Yates. JayatiChatterji reviews the 1978 classic Politeness: Some Universals in Language Usage by Roger Brown and Stephen C. Levinson. Rajib Chakraborty reviews Foreigners and Foreign Languagesin India: A Sociolinguistic History by Shreesh Chaudhary.In the documents section we have UNESCO’s 1996 Universal Declaration on Linguistic Rightsand The official Languages Act of India 1963 (as amended, 1967).I thank all the contributors for their interest in this issue and for their valuable contributions. Ialso thank the reviewers for taking time out of their busy schedule to evaluate papers for thisissue. I am extremely fortunate to receive frequent voluntary assistance from my friends andcolleagues. I am grateful to Professor B N Patnaik for his kind advice and inputs, especially for the book review section. I am grateful to Professor Mina Dan, Dr Jayati Chatterji, Mr. SantwanChattopadhyay and Ms Syeda Nadia Ali for their help at various stages. Finally I must thankProfessor Saumendranath Bera and the editorial board for allowing me to explore the theme of‘Language and Communication’ for this issue of Global Media Journal – Indian Edition.
2010
Ghosh, Aditi; Bhadra, Bula; Dan, Mina
Multilingualism, modern metropolis and youth: a sociolinguistic profile of a section of students of Calcutta University Journal Article
In: Dhaka University Journal of Linguistics, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 1 - 18, 2010.
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Kolkata has been a multilingual city for several hundred years and like all modern metropolis it is home to diverse linguistic communities. Such multilingual metropolis almost always impacts the lives, the culture and languages of inhabitants. This is even more interesting when the communities in question are not a 'native' community but are migrated. This paper tries to investigate the nature of its impact on the language use of a section of Calcutta University students whose native language is not Bengali. Through a questionnaire-based survey, we try to explore the pattern of language use of these students. Through this study we would like to show the model of language dynamics as exists among a section of youth in Kolkata, who are not speakers of the principle regional language, and indicate its effect on languages, individuals and communities concerned. Key words: multilingualism, urban sociolinguistics, language use, language maintenance and shift.
2008
Ghosh, Aditi
Literary Translation and Bengali Book
The Asiatic Society, 2008.
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2003
Ghosh, Aditi
Zero in Bengali orthography: a study grapheme-phoneme relationship Journal Article
In: IJDL. International journal of Dravidian linguistics, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 129-144, 2003.
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Sauf mention contraire ci-dessus, le contenu de cette notice bibliographique peut être utilisé dans le cadre d’une licence CC BY 4.0 Inist-CNRS/Unless otherwise stated above, the content of this bibliographic record may be used under a CC BY 4.0 licence by Inist-CNRS/A menos que se haya señalado antes, el contenido de este registro bibliográfico puede ser utilizado al amparo de una licencia CC BY 4.0 Inist-CNRS
2002
Ghosh, Aditi
Distribution of Bengali vowels Journal Article
In: IJDL. International journal of Dravidian linguistics, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 45-70, 2002.
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Sauf mention contraire ci-dessus, le contenu de cette notice bibliographique peut être utilisé dans le cadre d’une licence CC BY 4.0 Inist-CNRS/Unless otherwise stated above, the content of this bibliographic record may be used under a CC BY 4.0 licence by Inist-CNRS/A menos que se haya señalado antes, el contenido de este registro bibliográfico puede ser utilizado al amparo de una licencia CC BY 4.0 Inist-CNRS