A Study of Semantic Change of Urdu Loan Words From the Arabic Language.

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dc.contributor.authorAmina Khalid
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-22T05:53:57Z
dc.date.available2018-11-22T05:53:57Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionsupervisor: Sir Rao Jaleelen_US
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/3400
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Management and Technologyen_US
dc.subjectBorrowing, Semantic change, Nature of semantic change, direction of semantic changeen_US
dc.subjectNarrowing, broadening, elevation, deterioration, contrastive analysis.en_US
dc.titleA Study of Semantic Change of Urdu Loan Words From the Arabic Language.en_US
dc.titleA study of semantic change of urdu loan words from the arabic language.en_us
dc.typeThesisen_US
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