About the Book The Book, Language and Culture has been specifically composed to cater to the students of GE (Generic Elective) in English, introduced in the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) in the University of Delhi. According to the mandate of the course, this student-centric book has been prepared to explain the idea of Language, Varieties of Language, Identity and Language and the Study of the Sound System of language. This book also explores the basic concepts of Culture, Popular Culture and the relation between Media and Culture elaborately. This book focuses on how language and culture hold their roots in a changing multilingual and multicultural scenario. The book intends to bring the entire syllabi on Language and Culture under one cover for the students' convenience and approach in a lucid style to achieve its target readership.
About the Authors Dr. Rakhi Jain is an Associate Professor in the Department of English, Bharati College, University of Delhi. She has presented various papers in National and International Conferences on different topics like A Woman Longing for belonging', 'Celebrating music in Shakespeare', 'searching Self Identity in Shashi Deshpande' to name a few and published papers on topics like 'Child Labour in Dickens, 'A comparative Study of Auchitya Theory..., 'Seeking Justice for Extreme Marginalised Class... 'etc.She has been the co-Editor of the book 'An anthology of Sanskrit Classics in English. Translation'. She has worked on an Innovation Project funded by University of Delhi on 'Government School Girls in Rajasthan and Delhi: Challenges and Opportunities' which was also published as a book.
Dr. Jyoti Kulshrestha is an Assistant Professor, Department of English, Sri Aurobindo College (Eve), University of Delhi. She has co-authored a book-History and Development of Educational System in India. She has published and presented many Research papers on various subjects like Gond Painting, FGM, Sustainability of Mine Workers, Online Education versus Offline Education. She has received the best Research paper Award by FMRT on Women and Empowerment by Shabana Azmi.
Preface As food, shelter, clothing is indispensable for survival, so is communication for human beings. Language is the most potent means among various forms of communication. We express our emotions and feelings and the most complex ideas through Language, which are otherwise not possible to convey. Language is, in fact, the greatest gift of God to Human Beings. No other species except human beings has been blessed with Language. The book comprises of five chapters. In the first Chapter, the focus lies on the importance of Language, characteristics and functions of Language.
Language is not simply a means of communicating ideas, feelings, and emotions, but it also plays an indispensable role in establishing and maintaining social relations; hence, it is an imminent part of society's social structure and value system. Likewise, Language is a symbol of identity and group membership. Our accent and choice of words are indicative of our identity.
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