21.1710, Diss: Socioling: Dey: 'Silchar Bengali: A sociolinguistic study'

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Subject: Silchar Bengali: A sociolinguistic study
 

	
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Institution: University of Delhi 
Program: Doctoral Thesis 
Dissertation Status: Completed 
Degree Date: 2010 

Author: Kakoli Dey

Dissertation Title: Silchar Bengali: A sociolinguistic study 

Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics


Dissertation Director(s):
Shobha Satyanath

Dissertation Abstract:

This dissertation is a socio-linguistic investigation of Bengali spoken in 
Silchar, which is located at the boundary of Bangladesh and Assam. 
The Silchar Bengali Vernacular (SBV) is a new dialect that emerged as 
a direct consequence of movement of labour population triggered by 
the Tea Plantations which started coming up in the early 19th century 
in this part of the country. The variables addressed in the study are the 
voiceless labial and velar obstruents, which undergo mutually opposing 
processes of spirantization and despirantization. The voiceless 
plosives are variably realized as spirants. The existing spirant 
phonemes are variably realized as plosives.

The study investigates the role of internal constraints on spirantization 
and despirantization. In addition, it discusses the role of external 
constraints, in particular the role of gender, ethnicity, age and 
generation to account for social differentiation of spirantization within 
the speech community. Finally, it discusses to what extent the process 
of spirantization can be considered as a result of internal innovation 
within SBV and to what extent it is the result of contact and diffusion. 




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