Faiza AbidNaheed AshfaqAisha Niazi2018-10-162018-10-162016Abid, F., Deen, A., Khurshid, F., Ashraf, S., Niazi, A., & Ashfaq, N. (2016). Phonological analysis of nick names in Punjabi. Language In India, 16(4), 37-48. (Faiza Abid (ICCS), Aisha Niazi, Naheed Ashfaq (Not Recognized By HEC))https://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/3302This paper relates to the study of nicknames in Punjabi language .it help us to understand about the transitions of syllable from name to nick names. The names are categorized depending upon the number of syllables in name and the characteristics of first syllable. In this paper only those nicknames are focused which have connection with the names, however passing a comment is also one of the convention of nicknames that directly have no connection with the names.enCultural and Communication StudiesPhonological, Transition, syllable, NicknamesArticle