CULTURAL NATIONALISM AS A SOLUTION FOR ETHNOLINGUISTIC DEMANDS

Author (s) : Dr. M. Balaganapathi & Dr. R. Vel Murugan, Nandhini Murugan

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Abstract :
Language in education is a means of communication while in politics and sociology, it is the exact identity of people. On the other hand, language rights and linguistic discrimination have always been both cumbersome and a kind of policy to ease ethnicities in case of conflict between the government and the citizens in nation-states with multi-ethnic structure. Linguistic discrimination and language problems have been discussed and multiculturalism has been proposed as a solution to problems of language rights. It has been proved that multiculturalism turns out to be insufficient especially in nation-states and no concrete solution has ever been reached. In the present study, we will discuss cultural nationalism as a solution to linguistic discrimination and language problems in nation-states. We are of the opinion that nationalism or nationalist policy in nation-states with diverse ethnicities like Turkey and France are inevitable in order to be united but language rights of ethnics living in the nation states have been vexatious for governments since demanding for such rights according to the relevant policy-makers may lead to separatist movements and even result in autonomy. Nation-states should develop strategies and policies for equality of identities in order to avoid sociological and political problems. In the present study, we will discuss cultural nationalism and approaches to language rights and language problems. We seek to prove that cultural nationalism could be a political solution to linguistic discrimination in nation-states in order to recognize different identities of the citizens and respect for cultural diversity. We believe that as long as each nation protects its own identity, cultural diversity could be ensured, which is possible only through cultural nationalism. Nations should therefore resist globalization, which unites people under one cultural hegemony. Where there is cultural nationalism, there exists linguistic diversity

Keywords : multiculturalism, discrimination, hegemony, ethnicities

Conference Date : 17/09/2021

Pages : 250

Paper ID : IESMDT248