http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2021(VI-I).08
10.31703/gsr.2021(VI-I).08
Published : Mar 2021
Inter-generational Attitudinal Shift towards English from Punjabi Language: A Sociolinguistic Study of Lahore, Pakistan
The survey study investigates the intergenerational attitudinal shift towards English from the Punjabi language with a focus on three generations (male and female) population of Lahore ageing 55 years and above, 35 to 54 and 15 to 34. A twenty-five questions questionnaire was administered on randomly selected sixty subjects for the quantitative data analyzed qualitatively. The numerical analysis was carried out to see the intergenerational shift towards English from the Punjabi language. For this purpose, the regression and ANOVA are conducted in SPSS (Statistical Software). The results reflect that the Punjabi language, though rich in literature and history, does not find a status that is enjoyed by English or Urdu. Hence the study recommends that to save the Punjabi language from social death; it may be taught as a language at schools so that the coming generations may enjoy speaking, reading and writing of Punjabi language as a living language like others.
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Attitudinal Shift, Punjabi, Urdu and English Languages, Socio-academic Needs, Language Death
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(1) Nosheen Naqvi
Ph.D Scholar, Department of Education, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Mubashar Nadeem
Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Abdul Rahman
Lecturer (English), Department of Social Sciences, University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Naqvi, N., Nadeem, M., & Rahman, A. (2021). Inter-generational Attitudinal Shift towards English from Punjabi Language: A Sociolinguistic Study of Lahore, Pakistan. Global Sociological Review, VI(I), 54-62. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2021(VI-I).08
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CHICAGO : Naqvi, Nosheen, Mubashar Nadeem, and Abdul Rahman. 2021. "Inter-generational Attitudinal Shift towards English from Punjabi Language: A Sociolinguistic Study of Lahore, Pakistan." Global Sociological Review, VI (I): 54-62 doi: 10.31703/gsr.2021(VI-I).08
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HARVARD : NAQVI, N., NADEEM, M. & RAHMAN, A. 2021. Inter-generational Attitudinal Shift towards English from Punjabi Language: A Sociolinguistic Study of Lahore, Pakistan. Global Sociological Review, VI, 54-62.
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MHRA : Naqvi, Nosheen, Mubashar Nadeem, and Abdul Rahman. 2021. "Inter-generational Attitudinal Shift towards English from Punjabi Language: A Sociolinguistic Study of Lahore, Pakistan." Global Sociological Review, VI: 54-62
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MLA : Naqvi, Nosheen, Mubashar Nadeem, and Abdul Rahman. "Inter-generational Attitudinal Shift towards English from Punjabi Language: A Sociolinguistic Study of Lahore, Pakistan." Global Sociological Review, VI.I (2021): 54-62 Print.
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OXFORD : Naqvi, Nosheen, Nadeem, Mubashar, and Rahman, Abdul (2021), "Inter-generational Attitudinal Shift towards English from Punjabi Language: A Sociolinguistic Study of Lahore, Pakistan", Global Sociological Review, VI (I), 54-62
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TURABIAN : Naqvi, Nosheen, Mubashar Nadeem, and Abdul Rahman. "Inter-generational Attitudinal Shift towards English from Punjabi Language: A Sociolinguistic Study of Lahore, Pakistan." Global Sociological Review VI, no. I (2021): 54-62. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2021(VI-I).08