The Development of the Bengali Case System: Influence from English

Abstract

This study uses the logistic S-curve model to describe the evolution and development of Bengali language and its´ case system. In linguistics, S-curve model describes the change of a language in proportion to time. This model should be able to explain the sociolinguistics change of a language in certain period of its´ history. Therefore, this thesis uses this model to show how the old version of Bengali, Standard, lost its´ place and a new version, Colloquial, rises by the influence of English language over a hundred years survey. The analysis shows that this change follows the rules of S-curve model and logistic function. It uses the equation of logistic function and graphs of S-curve model to draw the correlation of getting S-curve shape and role of logistic function. My conclusion will be that the data from different sources shows the evolution of Bengali language and validate the model in this change. My further investigation would be to analyse whether this graph will change its´ direction or not if further change occurs in Bengali language.