[Assam] Fwd: Fwd: Enough of this Controversy !
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From: Praantik Barua <praantik_barua at yahoo.co.in>
Date: Mar 21, 2006 11:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Assam] Fwd: Enough of this Controversy !
To: Rajen Barua <barua25 at hotmail.com>, webmaster at assam.org
* I agree to ur points. But just see the way people pronounce the words
like Xavier (with reference to St. Xavier), X-mas, Excuse etc.*
**
* Well, I believe that when the State surges ahead
economically, the whole world would try to pronounce the way we do. It
wouldn't matter even if it is written as Asom, Asam, Osom, Oxom et al. However
the bright side of the change is the dropping of the second 'S' from
"Assam". Now, we have to prove that our state is "Asam" not "Assam" and we
the people are not "Ass-amese" but "Asamese" / "Asamiya". Isn't it ?*
**
**
*
Regards,*
*
Praantik*
*Rajen Barua <barua25 at hotmail.com>* wrote:
*> A layman who has no idea about the symbol 'X' according to the codes of
the IPA (International Phonetics Association), can hardly pronounce >AXOM /
OXOM properly.*
**
If you don't mind let me ask you the question back. How a layman has the
idea what sound to pronounce for X for the following
English words?
*xenophobia / xylophone / axiom /examination /excise / exit*
Or Chinese name : *Xingjiang*
Or Spanish name : *Mexico*
Or Russian : *Xruschev, Chexov*
Or Greek: *Xarish*
The answer to all these is that we will have to learn the correct
pronounciation of X in all these words in different language. Even in
English we cannot take it for granted that it will be pronounced as X in Box
all the time. Similarly people will have to learn the correct pronunciation
of X in Oxom, Xongkordev, Xotriya, Xukanguri etc in Assamese.
And how do we teach people?
Very simple, we simply tell that the X in Assamese is pronounced like
*X = kh, a guttural sound pronounced as 'ch' as in the Scottich word 'Loch'
or german word 'Bach', or Zurich etc*
Now against the above, what we have on the table:
ASOM :(Ppronounced ESOM)
*How do we teach people to pronounce S in ASOM? *
S as in Sun or S as in kh =?
I wil write leter why the first vowel need to be O and not A for OXOM.
RB
----- Original Message -----
*From:* Praantik Barua <praantik_barua at yahoo.co.in>
*To:* Rajen Barua <barua25 at hotmail.com> ; webmaster at assam.org
*Sent:* Tuesday, March 21, 2006 5:59 AM
*Subject:* Re: [Assam] Fwd: Enough of this Controversy !
* Thats very true. *
* A layman who has no idea about the symbol 'X' according to the
codes of the IPA (International Phonetics Association), can hardly pronounce
AXOM / OXOM properly. But at least the Sahitya Sabha Stalwarts ought to be
aware of the significance of 'X' and re-christen the "ASS" as Asom Xahitya
Xabha (AXX). I am leaving out the word "Asom" (for as I said, a lot of
controversy surrounds it).*
* Anyways, thanx for ur mail.*
**
*
Regards,*
*
Praantik
*
*Rajen Barua <barua25 at hotmail.com>* wrote:
Some people seem to be quite happy with *ASS.*
It seems *Asom Sahitya Sabha (ASS)* changed its name only in 1964 to *ASS*.
It may be the right time now for it to change to *OXX (Oxom Xahitya Xobha)*
RB
----- Original Message -----
*From:* Ram Sarangapani <assamrs at gmail.com>
*To:* Webmaster <webmaster at assam.org>
*Cc:* praantik_barua at yahoo.co.in ; assam at assamnet.org
*Sent:* Thursday, March 16, 2006 9:22 AM
*Subject:* Re: [Assam] Fwd: Enough of this Controversy !
Praantik Barua seems to drive home some good points.
On 3/16/06, Webmaster <webmaster at assam.org> wrote:
>
>
> *To,*
> * The Editor,*
> * The Assam Tribune,*
> * Guwahati - 781 003.*
> **
> * *
> * Sub: Enough of this Controversy !*
> * *
> *Dear Sir,*
> **
> * For those persons who worry about the peculiarity of the
> 'S' pronounciation in the word "Asom", I find it somewhat strange. Today,
> the non-French or the non-German speakers, when pronouncing French or German
> words try to pronounce as perfectly as the former. When our State becomes
> economically developed, people all over the world would take interest in
> pronouncing "Asom" as per the style of the Asomese/ Asomiya language. *
> * Also, its very disappointing to see the whole
> lot of confusion and controversy created over the issue of State Name.
> Infact, if we observe carefully, it is not "Change" of name, but a sort of
> "Rectification". When the world-renowned Indian city of "Bombay" was changed
> to the drastically different *
> *word "Mumbai", all the sections of the Maharashtrian People accepted it.
> Though it sounded somewhat rustic, they took pride in it. And, today the
> whole of India and the world has become used to the word "Mumbai" in a span
> of just a few months. All the government as well as non-government including
> Newspapers, Magazines, Text-books etc all over India has replaced "Bombay"
> as "Mumbai". They didn't deem it as breaking of 'tradition' (if "Bombay" was
> their tradition in the true sense), but as "Restoration of Native Pride".
> But the situation is very different out here in this state. Infact the
> difference among the people in this state is stiffling. There is no point in
> making a Constructive move out here. Someone had rightly written it off as
> "Assam". Truely, this controversy and difference among its people over this
> issue proves ------ "Ass"amese people deserve their state to be called
> "Ass"am. Keep it up ! Long live "Assam" ! Joi Aai "Ass"am !!! *
> **
> **
> *
> Yours sincerely,*
> *
> Praantik Barua,*
> *
> Guwahati - 3*
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