Research Article
Tanchangya Language Revitalization in Bangladeshi Primary Schools: Integrating Strategies, Inclusive Pedagogy, and Digital Tools
S. Jubair Al Ahmed, Mainul Islam, Sume Tanchangya
Middle East Research Journal of Linguistics and Literature; 42-48.
https://doi.org/10.36348/merjll.2026.v06i04.001
This investigation discloses the substantial experiments in preserving the Tanchangya language, which is spoken by almost 30,000 inhabitants in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), Bangladesh, those who face indirect laxity and negligence in formal learning positions. The study targets to inaugurate an inclusive strategy for the restoration of the local language, assimilating it strategically in the local primary school. Gearing up with the qualitative enquiry and that enquiries highlight three robust models: (i) the implementation of Mother Tongue-Based (MTB) multilingual educational formula, (ii) the present capacity for inclusive, bilingual, and multilingual pedagogical practices among local teachers, and (iii) the feasibility of integrating friendly digital tools for linguistic documentation and archiving. Related information was attained through in-depth interviews, non-participants observation and open-talks with 28 key informers, having community dwellers, local instructors, and national legislators. Key findings exhibit a large division between strategies making and ground-level practice, a fundamental deficiency of formal academic documentation supporting Tanchangya-specific pedagogical schooling, and extensive infrastructural hurdle limiting digital integration in rural CHT areas. The enquiry determines with a multi-dimensional set of recommendations to bridge these gaps, notably proposing the formulation of specific linguistic revitalization policies, the expansion of a bilingual or multilingual lexicon via handy digital platforms, and the obligatory foundations to support bilingual teaching-learning environment in Tanchangya-majority primary to high school classrooms level.
Keywords: Bilingual & Multilingual Pedagogy, CHT, Digital Documentation, MTB-MLE Strategies, Revitalization, Tanchangya Language.
Research Article
Language and Identity Assertion by Binary and Non-Binary Users Online
Chukwuma Daniel Ezirim , Okeoghenemarho Advice
Middle East Research Journal of Linguistics and Literature; 49-59.
https://doi.org/10.36348/merjll.2026.v06i04.002
This study explores the language used by binary and non-binary individuals in online discourse, focusing on the linguistic strategies employed to express gender identity. This study specifically examines gender expression within the Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex and others (TIQ+ in the LGBTIQ+) community, excluding discussions on sexuality. The study examines the language used by binary and non-binary individuals identifying the patterns and similarities in the language usage. Adopting qualitative analysis, the findings in this study reveals that non-binary individuals frequently coin new terms to articulate their identities, many of which are yet to be formally recognized in the English lexicon. As a result, these terms may appear unfamiliar to those outside non-binary communities or less engaged in online discourse. Additionally, the study highlights that non-binary individuals often adopt a defensive or assertive linguistic style, which serves as a means of affirming their existence and challenging societal norms. This study contributes to the growing field of language, identity, and online discourse, shedding light on how gender identity is linguistically negotiated in digital spaces. This research also contributes to the growing field of language, specifically sociolinguistics and has a significant impact on language because language is what we use to express our identity.
Review Article
صور من الخصائص الفنية في ديوان تبريز الابريز للشاعر نذير محمد نمورك دراسة أدبية تحليلية
Bashir Isah, Tihami Kabiru Usman
Middle East Research Journal of Linguistics and Literature; 60-68.
https://doi.org/10.36348/merjll.2026.v06i04.003
تحليلية
يُعدّ الشعر العربي في نيجيريا امتدادًا حيًا للتراث الأدبي الإسلامي، حيث حافظ الشعراء النيجيريون على أصالة اللغة العربية وجمالياتها الفنية رغم بُعدهم عن منابع الفصاحة الأولى. ويُعتبر ديوان "تبريز الإبريز" للشاعر نذير محمد نمور نموذجًا بارزًا لهذا الإبداع، إذ يحمل بين طياته صورًا فنية متنوعة تجمع بين الأصالة العربية والبيئة النيجيرية المحلية. تكمن مشكلة هذا البحث في محدودية الدراسات النقدية التي تناولت الخصائص الفنية في شعر نذير محمد نمور، رغم غناه بالصور البلاغية والأساليب التعبيرية التي تستحق التحليل والإبراز، مما يطرح تساؤلات حول طبيعة هذه الخصائص ومدى تجذّرها في التراث البلاغي العربي. الكشف عن أبرز الصور الفنية والبلاغية في ديوان "تبريز الإبريز". تحليل الأساليب اللغوية والتصويرية التي وظّفها الشاعر. إبراز مدى تأثر الشاعر بالتراث الأدبي العربي الكلاسيكي . تسليط الضوء على إسهام الشاعر في إثراء الأدب العربي النيجيري. يعتمد البحث على المنهج الوصفي التحليلي، من خلال استقراء نصوص الديوان واستخراج الصور الفنية وتحليلها تحليلًا بلاغيًا ونقديًا. النتائج المتوقعة:** يُتوقع أن تكشف الدراسة عن ثراء الديوان بالصور البيانية (التشبيه، الاستعارة، الكناية) والمحسنات البديعية، وأن تُبرز تفرّد الشاعر في المزج بين الموروث العربي والبيئة النيجيرية..
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