A sociolinguistic analysis of language Convergence in the speech of housemaids of Sialkot, Punjab

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dc.contributor.authorBaig, Mehr UN Nisa
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-21T04:40:13Z
dc.date.available2017-12-21T04:40:13Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionSupervised By:Dr.Muhammad Shaban Rafien_US
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study is to explore convergence in the language of housemaids working in the Punjabi speech community. They were observed and their speech was analyzed at their homes and workplaces. The data was collected from the workplaces and homes of 30 housemaids from Sialkot, a city located in the province of Punjab. In order to find out the reasons behind the convergence, 16 landladies were interviewed as well. The participants of this study were Urdu/Punjabi bilinguals. Their first language was Punjabi and English was the academic language of the landladies. Descriptive approach was used to analyze the data. The study reveals that Urdu is the housemaid’s language of communication at workplaces and Punjabi at their homes. They prefer to speak Urdu and try their level best to communicate with their landlady in the Urdu language. Their choice of topic also changes with the change of situation. They mix regular and irregular forms of Punjabi and English while speaking Urdu and use them in their conversation with the landlady. The number of forms code switched from English was greater than Punjabi. On the contrary, at their homes they did not mix languages. This study contributed in the field of sociolinguistics and suggested directions for future researchers.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/2315
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Management and Technology Lahoreen_US
dc.subjectPunjabi speech communityen_US
dc.subjectDescriptive approachen_US
dc.subjectM.Phil Thesisen_US
dc.titleA sociolinguistic analysis of language Convergence in the speech of housemaids of Sialkot, Punjaben_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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