LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 13:11 November 2013
ISSN 1930-2940

Managing Editor: M. S. Thirumalai, Ph.D.
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A Comparative Study of Gender Sensitivity between
English and Bengali

Khandoker Montasir Hassan, M.A., Ph.D. Candidate
M. Niaz Alamgir, M.A.

Abstract

Sexism in English is a much condemned issue now-a-days. As English has established itself to be the international way of communication for political, business, educational, social correspondence all over the world, its multidimensional effect has shaped the spirit of speakers of other languages. The effect of various lexical elements of English language also provoked confusions in the mind of the non-native speakers of English language especially due to sexism.

In Bangladesh, English has been taught for more than 50 years. Therefore, Bangladeshi learners and users of English frequently encounter many predicaments due to sexist components in English language as well as cultural differences between Bengali and English. This paper thus seeks to compare the sexist elements in both the languages to find out which language is more gender sensitive.

Keywords:Sexism, gender sensitivity, Bangladesh

Focus of This Paper

Language shapes our philosophy as it is the carrier of thoughts. Therefore, any limitations or negativity in language will surely affect its users. It is not an easy task to handle the underlying effects of language use. Also, the socio-political elements as well as cultural beliefs influence a great deal on making and use of vocabulary. This paper aims at finding out a structural comparison of gender biased lexicon between the English and Bengali language that arouses confusion of diction that Bengali people encounter while using both the languages.

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Khandoker Montasir Hassan, M.A., Ph.D. Candidate
Assistant Professor
Centre for English Language
Jagannath University
Dhaka-1100
Bangladesh
montasirjnu@gmail.com

M. Niaz Alamgir, M.A.
Lecturer
Centre for English Language
Jagannath University
Dhaka-1100
Bangladesh
niazalamgir@gmail.com
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