Multilingualismand

Social Justice

Basavaraja KodaguntiCentral University of Karnataka,

Gulbarga, Karnatakabkodagunti@rediffmail.com

Language rights is an important new topic for us, because their existence usually reveals past and present injustice or exploitation against the weak in the world. Our responsibility as academics is the careful exploration of the nature of language rights and their consequences

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Multilingualism and Multiculturalism

Language is an instrument which holds culture

Multilingualism reflects multiculturalism The welfare of the multilingualism can be

one of the major way of holding multiculturalism

To understand the culture of a community one need to learn the language of the community

As well, to enrich the multiculturalism, it needs to empower languages

Social Justice and Multilingualism

Living in their language is a right to every person in the world

People experiences and understands the world in their language

The mind and thinking are language bounded

A persons talent can be well explored in her/his language

The mother tongue education can be a better way of education

Social Justice and Multilingualism

Indian Constitution for education to all

Program like sarva shikshana abhiyana continuation of this is sarva bhasha shikshana Indian Supreme Courte for

education in mother tongue

Tri-language formula

each child required to learn: (a) the regional language and the

mother tongue when the latter is different from the regional language

(b) Hindi or, in Hindi-speaking areas, another Indian language

(c) English, or any other modern European language

the regional language and the mother tongue when the latter is different from the regional language

There are more number of mother tongues in each state differing regional language

Regional Language and Mother Tongue

Regional language is one which is a major language of the state

The major language of the state can be a minor language in other states

Each state has got number of languages, some of the languages available across the state borders and some used in a state

Language Policy in States

No state offering education in all mother tongues used within the boundary

Major regional languages of India, recognized by the Indian constitution have got place in education system of different states as a language, as in Manipur

and there are states which have place for other minor languages like Tulu in Karnataka

FAMILY-WISE GROUPING OF THE 122 SCHEDULED AND NON-SCHEDULED LANGUAGES – 2001

1. INDO-EUROPEAN (a) INDO-ARYAN : 1. Assamese (S), 2. Bengali(S), 3. Bhili/Bhilodi, 4. Bishnupuriya,

5. Dogri(S) 6. Gujarati(S), 7. Halabi, 8. Hindi(S), 9. Kashmiri(S), 10. Khandeshi,11. Konkani(S), 12. Lahnda. 13. Maithili(S), 14. Marathi(S), 15. Nepali(S), 16. Oriya(S), 17. Punjabi(S), 18. Sanskrit(S), 19. Shina, 20. Sindhi(S), 21. Urdu(S),

(b) IRANIAN : 1. Afghani/Kabuli/Pashto, 2. Persian (c) GERMANIC : 1. English.   2. DRAVIDIAN : 1. Coorgi/Kodagu, 2. Gondi, 3. Jatapu, 4. Kannada(S), 5.

Khond/Kondh, 6. Kisan, 7. Kolami, 8. Konda, 9.Koya, 10. Kui, 11. Kurukh/Oraon, 12. Malayalam(S), 13. Malto, 14. Parji, 15 Tamil(S), 16. Telugu(S), 17.Tulu. 

3. AUSTRO-ASIATIC : 1. Bhumij, 2. Gadaba, 3. Ho, 4. Juang, 5. Kharia, 6. Khasi, 7. Koda/Kora, 8. Korku, 9. Korwa, 10. Munda, 11.Mundari, 12. Nicobarese, 13. Santali(S) 14.Savara. 

4. TIBETO-BURMESE : 1. Adi, 2. Anal, 3. Angami, 4. Ao, 5. Balti, 6. Bhotia, 7. Bodo (S), 8. Chakesang, 9. Chakru/Chokri, 10. Chang, 11. Deori, 12. Dimasa, 13. Gangte, 14. Garo,15. Halam, 16. Hmar, 17. Kabui, 18. Karbi/Mikir, 19. Khezha, 20. Khiemnungan, 21.Kinnauri, 22. Koch, 23. Kom, 24. Konyak, 25. Kuki, 26. Ladakhi, 27. Lahauli, 28. Lakher, 29. Lalung, 30. Lepcha, 31. Liangmei, 32. Limbu, 33.Lotha, 34. Lushai/Mizo, 35. Manipuri(S), 36. Maram, 37. Maring, 38. Miri/Mishing, 39. Mishmi, 40. Mogh, 41. Monpa, 42. Nissi/Dafla, 43. Nocte, 44. Paite, 45. Pawi, 46. Phom, 47. Pochury, 48. Rabha, 49. Rai 50.Rengma, 51. Sangtam, 52. Sema, 53. Sherpa, 54. Simte, 55. Tamang 56. Tangkhul, 57. Tangsa, 58. Thado, 59. Tibetan, 60. Tripuri, 61. Vaiphei, 62. Wancho, 63. Yimchungre, 64. Zeliang, 65. Zemi, 66. Zou. 

5. SEMITO-HAMITIC: 1. Arabic/Arbi

A Note on Other Languages

1,635,280 speakers of those languages and mother tongues which were not identifiable or returned by less than 10000 speakers at all India level

Multilingualism

Multilingualism can not be questioned, as it is the very nature of the world

Can not be ruled out as it is very much existed in most parts of the world and most time of the age

Multilingualism

Multilingualism exists because of the development, which is a nature

Today’s countries of Europe were not a single language land an all the time of the history, and they can not be single language countries in the future, America is a very much multilingual country, though it is not overtly considered,

A language itself develop in to various dialects which develop in to languages

Language Use

In education In administration In media

In Education

Need to bring all languages in to the education system

Need to give education in each language

Preparation of textbooks and material production in all languages

Option has to be given to each person, to choose her/his own language in education

As to reach the right to education

In Administration

Local administration: a language may be used in the administration, if 30% of the people in the particular political region constitute a linguistics community

Is it happening?

In Media

There are very few languages used in media,

Indian Diversity

The Indian so called diversity is because of the minor languages and communities of India, but not of major languages and communities

About 80% of the people speak only 20% of Indian languages, remaining 20% of the people uses 80% of the diverse languages

To mention the multiculturalism and to face the globalization, it needs to see multilingualism alive

Most concentration is on major languages is seen elsewhere

However, there is need to look at each language equally, which is not seen

People are not enjoying their rights in India

Endangered Languages and Threat of Language Death in India

Endangered languages and language death

Alternative ways to work The education in

Better understanding of multiculturalism is recognizing each other

Are we recognizing all languages?

Thanking you

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