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research work. A wonderful novel, on the other hand, if it has social orientation, is certainly a work
of great importance and fetches popularity to the author although it does not fall into the stipulated
research format. Sometimes it is accepted as research work because the teachers are expected to
fill up the column in the form of their report under, “Research did/supervised”. To fill up this form
satisfactorily, such concessions are given but the point remains debatable. The translation from one
language to another is being accepted as research because it requires mastery of both the languages
and knowledge of their linguistic and social cultures. Changes in research trends are bound to take
place and should be accepted wholeheartedly but this must not lower the research quality. It will
require to frame different guidelines for the research-works other than traditional research. The
research in language includes all such emerging trends.
The main object of any research as far as society is concerned is the application of the searched
matter for the benefit of society. Readers must turn to this research as it provides an up-to-date and
detailed overview of what is happening in society and they will tend to tailor their careers and lifestyle
accordingly. The researcher, therefore, has to be vigilant to know where improvements, new research
agendas, better research methodologies are available and takes cognizance of these to help to move the
field of research forward.

Research in language also expects to represent significant contributions to the current understanding
of central issues in politics, the authenticity of historical research, cognizance of the changes in
languages, and guidance to the society thereby, and so on. This is true for all Indian and foreign
languages. Some areas of interest are:
1. Personal characteristics and attitudes of the authors in that language;
2. Features of the compositions of the texts in that particular language;

3. Composing processes and the structure of the language;
4. Response of the readers in the form of critical appreciation; and
5. Contexts such as, cultural, social, political, institutional, etc. 5

The research must emphasize the pedagogical implications of the work.
Another field in research in languages can be entered in with the help of Information and
Communication Technology (ICT). Many families from the Indian communities have settled
in foreign countries yet they are not divorced from their Indian roots. This is particularly true for
Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati, Punjabi, and South Indian families. They speak their native language in their
homes although there is no scope for their language outside the house and at work. Children who are
born and brought up there fluently use English or the language of that country, and more often they
do not speak their native language at all. Their relatives here in India cannot easily communicate with
them because even if they know English, the accents are so different that their Indian relatives require
some interpreter to talk with the young generations living abroad. If this situation continues unabated
then there is every possibility that the dialogue from both sides will slowly die out. Regional languages
are in danger of dying out even within India also and the situation outside India is still worse. The loss
of a language is the loss of a culture. The seniors in a family, who have stayed abroad for a long time,
always have the fear of being distanced or cut off from their original culture, and thus they celebrate
Indian festivals wherever they are, and sometimes these celebrations are mixed with local cultures.
Keeping this in mind, a language researcher can plan for language festivals, which will include
academics, cultural events in that language, quizzes based on the literature in that language, and many
more language-related activities with attractive prizes. This will certainly work for promoting and
preserving a language, and as a service to society. This can be done within and outside India by every
language community and interested language researchers may document it in research format and it

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