Language, Culture and Linguistics: English 2021

Suniti Kumar Chatterji, a magnificent luminary with profound erudition, logical perception, humanistic attitude and aesthetic sense, was one of the world's foremost linguists and a culture scientist . Reckoned as the doyen of Indian linguistics, his oeuvre spanned book-length publications, essays and lectures on diverse topics, profiles of distant nations, travelogues and sketches. His versatile knowledge and his holistic approach to language and linguistics made him a true ambassador of Indian scholarship and culture. Language, Culture and Linguistics: Essays in Honour of Suniti Kumar Chatterji is an homage to Professor Suniti Kumar Chatterji and to his contribution to the world of linguistics. The volume is a compilation of eleven articles authored by eminent scholars, and not only recapitulates Chatterji's reputation as an erudite scholar, but also discusses contemporary developments in linguistics, complementing his work. The volume puts forward a range of modern and traditional approaches to understand language, linguistics and culture from a global perspective.