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1.  What Is Language ?
 Language as mean of identity
 What is power?
 What is politics?
 Views of different Philosopher
about the power of language
 English As a Powerful Tool
LANGUAGE IDENTITY ; POWER AND
POLITICS

2. WHAT IS A LANGUAGE?
A SYSTEM OF
COMMUNICATION, A TOOL
OF EXPRESSION ,
THOUGHTS, IN FORM OF
WORDS, GESTURES AND
SYMBOLS.

3. HOW IS A LANGUAGE A TOOL OF
IDENTITY?
A CENTRAL FEATURE OF HUMAN
IDENTITY /SOURCE OF
RECOGNITION/GUESS TO AGE ,
EDUCATION, GENDER, PROFESSION ,AND
ORIGIN ETC.
A POWERFUL SYSTEM OF SYMBOL AND
ETHNIC IDENTITY

4. JOHN E JOSEPH,S VIEWS OF LANGUAGE
AND POLITICS
 What is politics?
 Concern with power,the power to make decision, to control
resources, to control others people’s behaviour and to control
their values.
 Politicians choose their words carefully because they believe in
the power of language to influence thoughts.
 Man by nature is a political animal/ man as a political animal
rendered a gift of speech
 Language is political from top to bottom
 Language is inherently political using for
nationhood,propaganda, standardization etc.

5. KACHRU ’S VIEWS ABOUT LANGUAGE POWER(
1932-2016, INDIAN- AMERICAN LINGUIST,
FAMOUS FOR THREE CIRCLES MODEL )
Power is exercised by many ways and language
is one of the most important way.
The power of language is closely connected with
societal power in form of persuations , regulation
, addition or suppression of any variety or code.
A tool of manipulating people’s mind
A source of projection of culture and ideology of
a nation

6. TOLLESFAN AND CRYSTAL’S VIEWS ABOUT
POWER OF LANGUAGE
 According to Tollesfan, language is a new
means of propagating idealogy
 idealogy is connected to power
 Education and Curriculum helps to attain
such power with the help of language.
 Crystal believes that the power of
language is the political power of its
people especially their military powers
along with economic power which helps to
attain, maintain and sustain it.