Redefining Bangladeshi Variety of English: Print and Electronic Media Perspective
- Lecturer of English, Institute of Modern Languages (IML), Pabna University of Science and Technology (PUST).
- Lecturer of English, BRAC Institute of Languages (BIL), BRAC University.
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The rapid expansion and the use of English language all over the world have created a number of English varieties. Likewise, Bangladesh is no exception in creating an English variety. The aim of the study is to find out the variety of English existing in Bangladeshi print and electronic media and an attempt is taken to define what English variety does exist in Bangladesh. The total research is carried out through qualitative and quantitative design and all the data are collected from print and electronic media and from media personnel. The result and detail analysis of the study has brought out that syntactically, semantically and phonologically a new English variety is emerging in Bangladesh through print and electronic media working here. Finally, the study has found that the emerging variety is now getting local and international acceptance and is using in local and international arena in both written and spoken form.
[Mokarrom Hossain, Mahadhi Hasan, Asek Amin Meraj (2015); Redefining Bangladeshi Variety of English: Print and Electronic Media Perspective Int. J. of Adv. Res. 3 (Jun). 1280-1286] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
