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SECTION 1: Mphl./Ph. D. Dissertations
(1.1. Debaprasad Bandyopadhyay. Archaeology of Bangla
ee (Telugu University, Hyderabad; Ph.D. awarded,
1997)
This thesis describes the methodology of archacology along
with a brief discussion on the systems and codes used in schools. The
nature of di/triglossia of Bangla has also been discussed. The focus is
on the standardization of Kolkata — a variety of Bangla, The nature of
amalgamations of different archaeological isotopes by analysing one
text-book of school grammar, bhaSa prokaS BaNgala bEkOron (1939)
by Suniti Kumar Chattopadhyay (Chatterji). The incorporation of
different grammatical categories in a single text-book is described by
showing their genesis. The problem of translation, either from English
or Sanskrit, which reshaped Bangla according to supposed ‘pure’ and
‘perfect’ language, is also discussed.
In fact, the notion of ‘nation state’ along with a centralized
economy is a gift from the British Raj. And such gift also stimulated
the centralization of linguistic varieties. Non-discursive formation of
such political fact also played a role in grammatical discourse. ‘This
wedding between discourse of knowledge and non-discourse of power
is also highlighted
The official ideology of literacy needs schooling — described
as a coercive institution following Althussar, Foucault, Illich,
Bemstein, Friere and Chomsky. The stereotypical imposition of
knowledge ‘cripples’ the creativity in general and linguistic creativity
in particular. It is argued here that violent institutionalized coercion not
only cripples Externalized Language, but also Internalized Language.
This argumentation breaks the Chomskyan concentration on *Plato’s
problem’. Rather it focuses on ‘Orwell’s problem’, which, in turn,
opens up a new avenue for bridging Psycholinguistics and
Sociolinguistics in connection with the corelation between ‘empty
linguistic organism’ and ‘human maleability’. Though there is still a
lack of empirical evidences to prove crippling of Language Acquisition
Device, which is treated as ‘physical organ’ by Chomsky.
To combat this situation, an alternative is proposed, which
propagates Deschooling and Decentralization following the footsteps
of Illich and others. The notion of ‘Anti-grammar’ grammer) which
is supposed to be within the biology of human beings, is proposed. The
term ‘Anti-grammar’ is coined here to distinguish the prescriptive
grammar with the grammar within the human biology. This grammar
suggests that it is better to learn the grammar of rationality rather than
prescribe rules in the form of disciplinary technology. This grammar ofUDAYAN:1 January-June, 1998 2
rationality is subscribed by the Habermasian concept of
“Communicative Competence’ and NyAya theory of debating, This
learning also suggests ‘Planning from below’ in connection with
pluralistic language planning.
Thus, the work leads to a general topic by starting from
particular instances of formation of Bangla as a fullfledged language
and the grammaticalization of Bangla,
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