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The Last Lesson
What happens to a linguistic minority in a state ? How do you think they can keep their language alive?
For example:
Punjabis in Bangalore
Tamilians in Mumbai
Kannadigas in Delhi
Gujaratis in Kolkata
A linguistic minority in a state remains well in touch with one another. They of course have a good interaction within their community. They gather and celebrate their festivals with pomp and show with full swing. This helps them to increase their happiness and keeps them satisfied. They are never ignored by a lot of the states but they hardly develop social relations with others outside their linguistic group. They hold fast to their language. They have their minority schools to teach the language to the next generation. Through shows, celebrations, public libraries and public gatherings they keep their language alive.
Therefore, the Punjabis’ of Bangalore, Tamilians of Mumbai, Kannadigas of Delhi and Germany also imposed German in the two districts of Alsace and Lorraine after taking them under their regime. Gujaratis of Kolkata can keep their languages alive by having their minority schools, organising their individual celebrations and competitions periodically.
Some More Questions From The Last Lesson Chapter
Is it possible to carry pride in one’s language too far? Do you know what linguistic chauvinism means?
English is a language that contains words from muny other languages. This inclusiveness is one of the reasons it is now a ‘world language.’
For Example:
petite – French
kindergarten – German
capital – Latin
democracy – Greek
bazaar - Hindi
Find out the origins of the following words.
tycoon barbecue zero
tulip veranda ski
logo robot trek
bandicoot
Notice the underlined words in these sentences and tick the option that best explains their meaning:
“What a thunder clap these words were to me !”
The words were:
“What a thunder clap these words were to me !”
The words were:
“When a people are enslaved, as long as they hold fast to their language it is as if they had the key to their prison.”
It is as if they have the key to the prison as long as they
Don’t go so fast, you will get to your school in plenty of time. “You will get to your school.”
I never say him look so tall. M. Hamel
M. Hamel had said that he would question us on Participles. In the sentence above, the verb form “had said” in the first part is used to indicate an “earlier past.” The whole story is narrated in the Past. M. Ilamel’s “saying” happened earlier than the events in this story. This form of the verb is called the Past Perfect.
Pick out five sentences from the story with this form of the verb and say why this form has been used.
Write a notice for your school bulletin- board. Your notice could be an announcement of a forthcoming event, or a requirement to be fulfilled, or a rule to be followed.
Write a paragraph of about 100 words arguing for or against having to study three languages at school.
Have you ever changed your opinion about someone or something that you had earlier liked or disliked? Narrate what led you to change your mind.
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