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.
