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1. Pronoun Usage in Indian Languages (Shree Devi Kumar)
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Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 08:58:43 -0800 (PST)
From: Shree Devi Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Sanskrit] Pronoun Usage in Indian Languages
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Namaste,I am copying a message below from my daughter who is doing researchregarding
'pronoun usage' in Indian languages. Her note gives the details of the project, if you
can provide any guidance to her about it, please email her at [EMAIL PROTECTED] so
much,Shree From: Akshaya Kumar [EMAIL PROTECTED]: October 26, 2003Hello,
My name is Akshaya Kumar. I am a senior at Upper St. Clair High School in Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania. As one of the requirements for the IB Diploma program, I need to
complete a research study/project and write a 4,000 word Extended Essay. I have chosen
to do my work in the field ofanthropology, and was looking for some help. My study
will examine theevolution of languages from India as a result of exposure to
Americancultural values and beliefs. Essentially I am looking to see if immigrants'
pronoun usage changes as a result of living in the United States. Most Indian
languages contain two forms of 'you' - aformal/re
spectful
and an informal. When in India, I observed an interesting phenomenon. Although wives
use the formal/respectful when they address their husbands, the husbands use the
informal to speak to their wives. My entire project is based upon examining this
phenomenon. However, I am finidng it diffucult to obtain documentation of this
occurance. I am hoping that you might be able to point me in the right direction as to
authors I could read or studies I could look at to prove that this happens.
My project would then build upon that premise by conducting a survey to determine if
Indian Americans continue to use this biasedlinguistic pattern after living in the US.
I think that both the egalitarian view of our society as well as the single "you" used
in English may befactors in this possible change. I plan on first determining if
myparticipants believe in the equality of gender and then checking to see if they use
unequal pronouns. I hypothesize that although the views of the
people
may have changed, they might probably continue to use their biasedstructure simply
out of habit. I might follow up with the participants to see if once the concept has
been drawn to their attention they changed their usage patterns. As you can
see it is imperative that I can show that the unequal pronoun use occurs in the first
place. If you have any suggestions as to how I could find documentation or how I could
refine my method I would really appreciate it. Also, if you think there is someone
else who would be a more appropriate resource, forward this message to them or send
me their name. I am basically looking for as much help as possible, so please if you
have any thoughts or comments just write to me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] would just like to
thank you in advance, and look forward to talking with you in the future.Akshaya
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