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Here, we explore the life and work of Ivan Illich and his circle of collaborators. There's no comprehensive index to the articles published, but we invite you to use the Search box, to the left, and to explore the Archive links that appear at the bottom of each page. Comments are welcomed.

Thursday, May 23, 2013

"Hindi is our mother, but English is a beautiful prostitute."

"(M)Other Tongue Syndrome: From Breast to Bottle" is an essay that draws on Illich's thoughts about mother tongue and taught language. The 2001 piece is by a linguist named Debaprasad Bandyopadhyay, of the Indian Statistical Institute, and it is available here. It looks at the tension in post-colonial India between Hindi and English.

1 comment:

debaprasad bandyopadhyay said...

The paper is now available at: https://www.academia.edu/411071/_M_Other_Tongue_Syndrome_From_Breast_To_Bottle._

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