A Study of Semantic Change of Urdu Loan Words From the Arabic Language.
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2018
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University of Management and Technology
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This study aims to explore the semantic change of the borrowed words from the Arabic language in the Urdu language. The relation between Arabic and Urdu language is very strong and the borrowing of numerous words from Arabic for the Urdu language has been under study for a long period of time. The main objective of this research paper is to explore the nature and direction of the semantic change of borrowed words from Arabic in the Urdu language. Data is collected from dictionaries 6 of both languages. 125 words were selected, listed and analysed. The analysis of data is based on the contrastive analysis. The paper concludes that the Urdu language borrowed words at a high frequency from the Arabic language. These words have gone through some semantic change processes and used with different meanings and contexts. A high frequency of words can be seen in nature of this change in which the entire meaning of the word has shifted. However, in direction of change, it is concluded that these words were changed from positive to negative sense or vice versa but the majority of words have neutral change.
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supervisor: Sir Rao Jaleel
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Borrowing, Semantic change, Nature of semantic change, direction of semantic change, Narrowing, broadening, elevation, deterioration, contrastive analysis.