A corpus-based study of borrowed words in ice candy man by bapsi sidhwa

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dc.contributor.authorElham Arfan
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-17T13:45:26Z
dc.date.available2025-11-17T13:45:26Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractThis study examines how lexical borrowing in the book Ice-Candy-Man by Bapsi Sidhwa is accomplished, involving the insertion of terms as they are used in South Asian culture into the English language, while maintaining their original cultural contexts. In postcolonial literature, lexical borrowing is a significant phenomenon that serves as a connecting point between diverse linguistic and cultural realities. With a focus on research into the Urdu, Hindi, and Punjabi languages, which are South Asian languages, the study aims to understand how these languages are incorporated into English phrases without losing their cultural significance. Based on a mixed methods approach, the study has implemented both textual-based analysis and corpus-based analysis, utilizing the KWIC feature in AntConc software to determine the frequency, grammaticalization, and influence of borrowed words in the novel. In the study, culturally relevant borrowed words such as Biryani, paan, Sari, Charpoy, and dost have been identified and classified, examining how these words enhance the authenticity of the narrative and add cultural context to the text. The analysis provides the context in which these borrowed words interact with other words around them and their functions in influencing the culture and social profile of the narration. It also discusses the issue of grammatical accommodation, where words such as Biryani and Masala are pluralized, implying that they become part of the English grammatical system. Through an analysis of how cultural meanings are preserved and transformed through borrowed words, the study presents the ever-changing interaction between language and culture, as well as their representation in postcolonial texts. By collecting such data, this research contributed to a broader understanding of lexical borrowing as a cultural and linguistic feature in globalized literature.
dc.identifier.urihttps://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/10160
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUMT. Lahore
dc.titleA corpus-based study of borrowed words in ice candy man by bapsi sidhwa
dc.typeThesis
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