It is all bout the relationship between religion and language

1. Kamaludheen K T, MA, M.Ed, M.Phil, LLB
Asst. Prof. Sabari College of Education, Pondicherry
Research Scholar, Dept. of Education
@
Department of Linguistics, 1

2. Signposts
1. The Coupling
2. Factors affecting Language Learning
3. Epistemological And Ontological Aspects Of
Language
4. Language Spread and Religion
5. Language Development & Religion
6. Functional Actualization of Language &
Religion
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3. The Coupling
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4. No language sans religion
No religion sans language
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5. Religion and Language are to be considered as
anthropological constants
in the evolution of mankind.
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6. The relationship between
language and religion as markers of identity
Language is at the Service Of Religion.
Religion is at the Service Of Language.
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7. 1. Both religion and language are important in
defining one’s identity. (Punjabi, the language
of Sikh sacred literature, “has gradually become
a fundamental part of Sikh identity” (Ibid., 69).
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8. 2. Religion and language
have been intimately
connected.
3. The vast majority of the
aspirations for
statehood in terms of
nationalism is based on
language
4. The Language and
Religion are the root
of collective identity.
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9. Knowing the language is a crucial
qualification for membership in
the nation.
The fact that some languages
were preserved or promoted by
religious figures
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10. Language as substitute for religion;
Religion as substitute for language.
(Hebrew is the “national” language,
and most of its speakers are Jews)
The nations
have been
religiously and
linguistically
defined.
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11. There are Effects of religion on language
There are Effects of language on religion
There exists the mutuality of language and religion
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12. Language and religion as
mind parasites
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13. Factors affecting Language Learning
Sociological Factors Psychological Factors
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14. Sociolinguistics Psycholinguistics
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Sociolinguistics is the part of linguistics which
is concerned with language as a social and
cultural phenomenon.

16. Sociolinguistics
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17. S O C I O L I N G U I S T I C S
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studies the relationship
between language and society
and how and why we use language beyond
communication purposes.
(social functions of language).
Studies the effects of the society
on languages.
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18. Psycholinguistics
psychology linguistics
psycho-
linguistics
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19. • Psycholinguistics is the study of the cognitive
process that supports the acquisition and use
of language." Schmitt, N.
• "Psycholinguistics is the study of how the mind
equips human beings to handle language"
Simpson, J
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20. PRIMES
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PASSION
READINESS
INTEREST
MOTIVATION
ENTHUSUASM
SATISFACTION

21. epistemological and
ontological aspects of
language
Epistemological And
Ontological Aspects
Of Language
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22. Many
religions and mythologies
provide accounts of the
origin of language
as something
‘ d i v i n e ’ .
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23. The Angelhood Prostrated before the Amazing
Capacity of Human; The Use of Language
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Holy Quran - Chapter 2: Verse 31, 32
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25. “It is nothing other than words which has made
us human” – Pavlov
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26. Many animals have complex communication
systems
But is this true language?
Animal communication is holistic
Human language is compositional
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27. ''And out of the ground the LORD God formed every
beast of the field and every fowl of the air; and
brought them unto Adam to what he would call
them: and whatsoever Adam called every living
creature – that was the name thereof.'‘
(Genesis 2: 19)
The Bible and the Torah,
also stress the fact that
language came via
Divine Inspiration.
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28. Holy Books thematised the interplay
between language and religion
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29. Look the DIVINITY in Language
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30. 6,912 known living languages in the
world
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31. Language-related areas of the brain
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32. It is fait to say LNAGUAGE is “SPIRITUAL SUPPLY”
than the Product of Human Intelligence
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34. Language Spread & Religion
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35. Role Of Religion in the
geographical spread of a language
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36. Language in the
context of
particular religions
Sacred texts and
translations
Religious languages
and scripts
Special language
uses
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37. Correlation between the distribution of the world’s
writing systems and the spread of religions
Religiously-inspired Language-spread
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39. Language Skills & Religion
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40. Psychological power
of religious stories,
historical novels,
allegories, poetries, songs
and oratories.
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41. • spontaneous utterances
• objective manifestations
• self-conscious uses of linguistic resources
• handling authoritative words for deeper layers of
meaning
• Entextualization and Contextualization
• Transliteration
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42. Bilingualism
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43. Learning a
Foreign Language
has become an integral
part of her
Religious Practice.
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44. • Hebrew and Judaism
• Arabic and Islam
• Classical Tibetan and
Buddhism
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45. Human Learning Theory
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46. Tell Me I Forget,
Show Me I Remember,
Involve Me I Understand
Multisensory
approaches
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47. is the Reality

48. Because………….
We LEARN approximately
1. Taste 1%
2. Touch 2%
3. Smell 4%
4. Hearing 10%
5. Sight 83%
100%

49. Do this Psychological Exercise
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50. We retain approximately
10% of What we read
20% of What we hear
30% of What we see
50% of What we hear and see
70% of What we say
90% of What we say and do

51. Effectiveness approximately
Lecture 5%
Reading 10%
Audio-visual 20%
Demonstration 30%
Discussion group 50%
Practice by doing 75%
Teach others 90%

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54. Language Development & Religion
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55. 1. Vocabulary Development
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56. It is estimated
most human beings
only use
10 percent of the brain.
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57. In everyday conversation people use
the same 200 words.
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58. Research show that it is the
Religious People who use
a serious vocabulary.
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59. Qur'an
consists of approximately 77,000
words, it constitutes a
rich vocabulary source for
vocabulary-building exercises
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60. Learning byheart
• Precocious literacy
is a form of intellectual
giftedness frequently
occurring at an early age
(Henderson 1993).
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2. Memory development

61. Scholars have suggested that early exposure to a
standard tongue, such as that of the Qur'an, helps
with the smooth development of the
phonological and syntacticstructures of Arabic.
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62. 3. Language standardization
THE ROLE OF RELIGION
in language standardization
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63. Religious language
include standard and non standard varieties.
The essential language development tools
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65. Al-Kubaisy (2009) indicated that
learning the Qur'an helps develop
creative language use and the creative production in
Arabic.
He suggested that learning the vocabulary of the Qur'an
can help effectively develop synonymy, antonymy,
hyponymy, polysemy, metonymy and collocation, which
eventually helps in developing linguistic creativity.
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66. Researchers recognised a relationship between the
language of religion and creativity. (Keane 1987)
Datta (1967), in research relying on a longitudinal
empirical investigation, claimed that religion plays
an important part in nurturing creativity.
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67. Functional Actualization of Language & Religion
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68. A fluent speaker’s
knowledge of admissible
variation in language,
the types of social meaning that
may be
embedded in language.
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Evoking Human Emotions

69. Example:
Samadani, MP
Father Joseph Puthenpurakkal
Swami Sandeepanandagiri
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70. Humorous realities
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Passionate realities
Serious realities

71. How religious language gets things
done.
The POWER to arouse, to evoke, and
to change emotions and attitudes
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72. ‫هللا‬ ‫اال‬ ‫اله‬ ‫ال‬ la ilaha illa llah
• Lullaby
• Invitation to an obligation
• A happy mood
• Funeral Announcement
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74. 3. Religious Language &
Erosion of Generation Gap
For many people all over the
world RELIGION is
indispensible.
Religion can be extensively
influential in a community
By means of its strong
language, religion can fuel
a revolution easily
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75. Using Technology
Melting Generation Gap

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