Language and Gender in Pakistan: A Social Constructionist Approach
Gender and language are two different topics but are connected or related in every department and field, specifically linguistics. It is becoming an exciting approach for linguistics researchers to find their relationships and how they depend on or influence each other. It focuses on how men and women speak based on syntax, phonology, and semantics. It also focuses on how power or dominant gender can affect the conversation. This article aims to investigate the influence of gender on Language in Pakistan through the lens of the social constructionist approach. It discusses the effects of social differences on language, conversational style, genders' attitudes towards language, and community of practice. The other factors that the research will reveal are politeness and vocabulary.
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Language, Gender, A Community of Practice, Politeness, Community
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(1) Aisha Farid
Assistant Professor, Department of English, Government College Women University, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Hira Hasnain
MS Scholar, Department of English, Government College Women University, Sialkot, Pakistan.
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APA : Farid, A., & Hasnain, H. (2025). Language and Gender in Pakistan: A Social Constructionist Approach. Global Sociological Review, X(I), 94-100. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2025(X-I).09
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CHICAGO : Farid, Aisha, and Hira Hasnain. 2025. "Language and Gender in Pakistan: A Social Constructionist Approach." Global Sociological Review, X (I): 94-100 doi: 10.31703/gsr.2025(X-I).09
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HARVARD : FARID, A. & HASNAIN, H. 2025. Language and Gender in Pakistan: A Social Constructionist Approach. Global Sociological Review, X, 94-100.
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MHRA : Farid, Aisha, and Hira Hasnain. 2025. "Language and Gender in Pakistan: A Social Constructionist Approach." Global Sociological Review, X: 94-100
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MLA : Farid, Aisha, and Hira Hasnain. "Language and Gender in Pakistan: A Social Constructionist Approach." Global Sociological Review, X.I (2025): 94-100 Print.
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OXFORD : Farid, Aisha and Hasnain, Hira (2025), "Language and Gender in Pakistan: A Social Constructionist Approach", Global Sociological Review, X (I), 94-100
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TURABIAN : Farid, Aisha, and Hira Hasnain. "Language and Gender in Pakistan: A Social Constructionist Approach." Global Sociological Review X, no. I (2025): 94-100. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2025(X-I).09