MASTER’S DEGREE IN ENGLISH (MEG-8)
NEW LITERATURES IN ENGLISH
ASSIGNMENT
July 2022 and January 2023 Session
Course Code: MEG-08 Assignment Code: MEG-08/TMA/2022-23 Max. Marks: 100
7. Language is an effective tool for exerting control and battles can be fought on the linguistic terrain. Discuss this with reference to the Caribbean colonization.
Language is a powerful tool that can be used to exert control and power over others. This has been particularly evident in the context of Caribbean colonization, where European colonizers used language as a means of subjugating and controlling the local population.
One of the ways in which language was used to exert control in the Caribbean was through the imposition of European languages such as Spanish, French, and English. This forced the local population to abandon their native languages and adopt the language of the colonizer, which gave the colonizer a significant advantage in terms of communication and control. The imposition of European languages also reinforced the notion of European cultural and linguistic superiority, which further marginalized the local population.
(For the full set of answers of 1st and 2nd year MEG assignments/study notes WhatsApp me : +91 99 471 471 85)
7. Language is an effective tool for exerting control and battles can be fought on the linguistic terrain. Discuss this with reference to the Caribbean colonization.
Language is a powerful tool that can be used to exert control and power over others. This has been particularly evident in the context of Caribbean colonization, where European colonizers used language as a means of subjugating and controlling the local population.
One of the ways in which language was used to exert control in the Caribbean was through the imposition of European languages such as Spanish, French, and English. This forced the local population to abandon their native languages and adopt the language of the colonizer, which gave the colonizer a significant advantage in terms of communication and control. The imposition of European languages also reinforced the notion of European cultural and linguistic superiority, which further marginalized the local population.
(For the full set of answers of 1st and 2nd year MEG assignments/study notes WhatsApp me : +91 99 471 471 85)
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