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Item LANGUAGE CONTACT AND IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION A STUDY OF PASHTO COMMUNITY IN LAHORE(UMT, Lahore, 2022) AMINA KHALIDThis study examines how the speakers of the migrant Pashto community construct their identity in the multilingual settings of Lahore. The purpose is to identify and investigate the linguistic patterns that emerge in the speech of the migrant Pashto speakers due to their contact with other languages such as Urdu, English, and Punjabi in the multilingual environment. This study also explores the linguistic interactions of the migrant Pashto speakers through which they form their micro and macro identities. The research looks into the language practices, beliefs, and management adopted by the speakers of the migrant Pashto community. The mixed-methods research has been used to investigate the research problem.