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Impact of Bengali in Meitei Invitation Cards
Get PDFThe main attempt of the paper is to examine how the Bengali words amalgamated with Manipuri. The influence of Bengali culture over the religion and language of Meitei society is intense. This cultural syncretism rose up the status of Bengali in the Meitei society. The Bengali words started employing in the invitation cards in Manipur since the Meitei (Manipuri) merged with the Hinduism in the early 18th century. Ironically, the Manipuri speakers considered their mother tongue unsuitable to be used for ritual purposes. The religious beliefs of the people which are rooted in the history of the Meitei community were challenged leading to the downfall of Manipuri culture and language. A statistical survey based on the percentage of Bengali words used in invitation cards is also taken to analyze and to support the argument of this paper.departmental bulletin pape
Personification of animals on Korean and Japanese TV variety shows : usage of subtitles
Get PDFThe previous literature on Korean TV variety shows revealed various forms of subtitles which do not appear at all on Japanese TV, such as “the personification of animals.” The previous data included animals in part, but it did not deal with animals as the main characters. This study analyzed data that deals mainly with animals. The factors affecting the usage of subtitles were also considered. The results revealed subtitles for the personification of animals appearing on TV shows in both countries. The subtitles in Japan, however, displayed only animals in comic settings; on the other hand, subtitles in Korea were used throughout the TV shows. As for the patterns of the subtitles, Japanese TV shows adopted only the style of direct speech whereas Korean subtitles adopted multiple types of form and style. The difference in Korean and Japanese subtitles reflect the distance between humans and animals. In other words, Japanese TV shows adopted a strategy of distance from the animals; Korean TV shows used strategies to close this distance.departmental bulletin pape