Ziauddin, SheninKabir, Niamul2012-12-172012-12-178/12/2012ID 09303002http://hdl.handle.net/10361/2069Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.Includes bibliographical references (page 54 - 56).This thesis is submitted in a partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in English, 2012.This research attempts to find out the diverse factors accelerating the process of language shift in different communities. There are some social, economic and political factors that lead a community to shift from using one language to another. The hypothesis of this paper is- Diverse factors and circumstances actively contribute to accelerate language shift in different communities, which need to be identified and recognized in order to explore the process of language shift. To test the hypothesis, a survey was conducted with different respondents, sociolinguists and sociologists at home and abroad. After analyzing the findings of the study, the hypothesis has been proven true. The paper concludes with some proposals on how such language shift can be reversed more effectively.66 pagesenBRAC University thesis reports are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.English and humanitiesThesis