Pashto-English Contact: A Study of Intergenerational Lexical Variations

Clicks: 8
ID: 335862
2023
Free PDF
Article Quality & Performance Metrics
Overall Quality
Not rated
Combines reader engagement with the AI quality analysis. This article has not been analysed, so there is no overall score — reader engagement is measured and shown alongside.
AI Quality Assessment
Not analyzed
Readership in this journal
Emerging

Ranked #281 of 1,121 articles by views in Pakistan Languages and Humanities Review

Most read Least read

Bar heights use a square-root scale. Only the 120 most-read articles are drawn; the journal has 1,121 in total.

Mint this article as an NFT
Not yet minted

Create a permanent, verifiable on-chain record of this article on the Scimatic Network. The NFT is held in your Journament account, and you can withdraw it to your own wallet at any time.

5 SUSD one-off · no wallet required
Sign in to mint
Abstract
In pursuit of understanding the factors contributing to Pashto-English contact and intergenerational lexical variations in Pashto speakers, sixty participants, including 30 young speakers of 15-30 years old and 30 elder participants aged 50 and above (both males and females) were selected through purposive and snowballing techniques. Guided by the Variationist Theory, proposed by Labov and adapted by Wanjiku, the research seeks to unravel the underlying causes behind these linguistic phenomena. With a tapestry of descriptive and qualitative methodology, the study endeavours to get a vivid picture of the linguistic landscape of Tehsil Kabal, District Swat. Data collection was executed through unmonitored interviews, capturing the essence of natural language exchange in the natural form. The data of both generations was keenly observed and compared. The findings revealed that the language variations were woven with threads of borrowing, word loss, modernization, loan translations, and the influence of schooling. As such, the causes behind these language patterns bring forth new insights into language evolution in the target region.
Reference Key
imported_1793230244_6ae285a45e23a Use this key to autocite in the manuscript while using SciMatic Manuscript Manager or Thesis Manager
Authors Irfan Ullah
Are you one of these authors? Claim your profile
Journal Pakistan Languages and Humanities Review
Year 2023
DOI
10.47205/plhr.2023(7-IV)27
URL
https://ojs.plhr.org.pk/journal/article/view/691
Keywords Keywords not found

Citations

No citations found. To add a citation, contact the admin at info@scimatic.org

Comments

No comments yet. Be the first to comment on this article.