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A CROSSLINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF PUNJABI VERSUS ENGLISH GENDERSYSTEM

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-II).01      10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-II).01      Published : Jun 2023

A Cross-linguistic Analysis of Punjabi Versus English Gender-System

Abstract

    The current study aimed to compare the grammatical notion of gender in Punjabi versus English. To identify the similarities and differences in gender systems of both the languages in question, multiple instances of Punjabi and English gender rendering terms and phrases were selected and compared through a comparative analytical approach. It was a text-based study that revealed that not only Punjabi nouns but also verbs and adjectives take gender markers, unlike English and also that Punjabi does have some gender-neutral words and epicenes, just like English. Findings hold implications for novice researchers attempting to explore Punjabi in terms of its gender system.

    Epicenes, Common Gender Terms, Gender Agreement, Gender-Neutrality, Grammatical Gender

    (1) Zunaira Shafiq
    Lecturer, Department of English and Literary Studies, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Safia Iqbal
    Research Associate, Knowledge & Research Support Services (KRSS), University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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    CHICAGO : Shafiq, Zunaira, and Safia Iqbal. 2023. "A Cross-linguistic Analysis of Punjabi Versus English Gender-System." Global Sociological Review, VIII (II): 1-8 doi: 10.31703/gsr.2023(VIII-II).01

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    HARVARD : SHAFIQ, Z. & IQBAL, S. 2023. A Cross-linguistic Analysis of Punjabi Versus English Gender-System. Global Sociological Review, VIII, 1-8.

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    MHRA : Shafiq, Zunaira, and Safia Iqbal. 2023. "A Cross-linguistic Analysis of Punjabi Versus English Gender-System." Global Sociological Review, VIII: 1-8

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    MLA : Shafiq, Zunaira, and Safia Iqbal. "A Cross-linguistic Analysis of Punjabi Versus English Gender-System." Global Sociological Review, VIII.II (2023): 1-8 Print.

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    OXFORD : Shafiq, Zunaira and Iqbal, Safia (2023), "A Cross-linguistic Analysis of Punjabi Versus English Gender-System", Global Sociological Review, VIII (II), 1-8

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