Open AccessEnglish in Bangladesh: A Post-Colonial Sociolinguistic Observation
Author(s) -
Abdul Awal
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
shanlax international journal of english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-2645
DOI - 10.34293/english.v8i1.655
Subject(s) - sociolinguistics , colonialism , hegemony , linguistics , language policy , politics , sociology of language , sociology , relation (database) , first language , language assessment , principal (computer security) , english language , language education , political science , comprehension approach , computer science , law , philosophy , database , operating system
This paper outlines the principal reason of the highest emergence of English language in Bangladesh with many recent sociolinguistic views critically. It also endeavors to draw the impact of English as international language on native language and culture. Some findings and proposal are illustrated based on the global history and politics of language. The relation between language and socio-cultural existence has got priority in this observation. Hopefully the paper will help people think English in a different look in socio-cultural and political life in post-colonial countries. This paper would be conducive to make future language policy of post-colonial countries. How language determines cultural and linguistic hegemony is notified vividly. Some suggestions for English language teachers in post-colonial countries including Bangladesh based on the recent sociolinguistics views on linguistics imperialism are proposed.