Social Attitudinal Differences towards English vs. Punjabi Language: A Study of Middle Class Parents in Faisalabad
This paper seeks to investigate the attitudes of globalized middle class parents towards English vs. Punjabi language in Faisalabad. Language is considered as a strong tool and identity marker both at an individual and societal level. Linguistically, Pakistan is a heterogeneous country where bilingualism is a very common phenomenon. However,these languages do not share equal position, prestige, and function. So, the present study aims to identify how parents' attitudes vary from language to language and what are the reasons of this attitudinal shift. The research population for this study includes 20 different families from different locales of Faisalabad, and for data collection, close-ended questionnaire was used. The data was analyzed descriptively using SPSS, and the results were presented in visual and numerical form. The study is important as it highlights the ideological, social, and educational position of Punjabi and the English language in Faisalabad
-
Attitudinal, Differences, English vs. Punjabi, Middle, Parents
-
(1) Mariya Javed
Lecturer, Faculty of English, Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
(2) Rana Imran Ali
Lecturer, Faculty of English, Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
(3) Zakia Aslam
Tutor/Instructor, Faculty of English, Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
- Ejaz, M. (n.d.). The status of Punjabi in west Punjab:A historical perspective. http://www.apnaorg.com/articles/manzur/ pstatus1.html
- Kloss, H. (1968). Notes concerning a language- national typology. In Fishman al, (eds.) p.69-85
- Mansoor, S. (1993). Punjabi, Urdu, English in Pakistan : A Sociolinguistic Study . Lahore: Vanguard
- Rammah, S. (2002). Status of Punjabi in Pakistan. Newsletter of American Institute of Pakistan Studies, 5, New Series No. 9.
- Shah, M. A. (2010). 26 languages spoken in NWFP, northern areas: Many face threat of extinction. The Daily Times Pakistan. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?p age=2010�222story_22-2- 2010_pg7_32
- Zaid, A. (1990). Linguistic Cleansing:The sad fate of Punjabi in Pakistan. GOWANUS An International Online Journal of Idea & Observation : http://www.gowanusbooks.com/punjabi.htm
Cite this article
-
APA : Javed, M., Ali, R. I., & Aslam, Z. (2021). Social Attitudinal Differences towards English vs. Punjabi Language: A Study of Middle Class Parents in Faisalabad. Global Sociological Review, VI(IV), 20-28. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2021(VI-IV).03
-
CHICAGO : Javed, Mariya, Rana Imran Ali, and Zakia Aslam. 2021. "Social Attitudinal Differences towards English vs. Punjabi Language: A Study of Middle Class Parents in Faisalabad." Global Sociological Review, VI (IV): 20-28 doi: 10.31703/gsr.2021(VI-IV).03
-
HARVARD : JAVED, M., ALI, R. I. & ASLAM, Z. 2021. Social Attitudinal Differences towards English vs. Punjabi Language: A Study of Middle Class Parents in Faisalabad. Global Sociological Review, VI, 20-28.
-
MHRA : Javed, Mariya, Rana Imran Ali, and Zakia Aslam. 2021. "Social Attitudinal Differences towards English vs. Punjabi Language: A Study of Middle Class Parents in Faisalabad." Global Sociological Review, VI: 20-28
-
MLA : Javed, Mariya, Rana Imran Ali, and Zakia Aslam. "Social Attitudinal Differences towards English vs. Punjabi Language: A Study of Middle Class Parents in Faisalabad." Global Sociological Review, VI.IV (2021): 20-28 Print.
-
OXFORD : Javed, Mariya, Ali, Rana Imran, and Aslam, Zakia (2021), "Social Attitudinal Differences towards English vs. Punjabi Language: A Study of Middle Class Parents in Faisalabad", Global Sociological Review, VI (IV), 20-28
-
TURABIAN : Javed, Mariya, Rana Imran Ali, and Zakia Aslam. "Social Attitudinal Differences towards English vs. Punjabi Language: A Study of Middle Class Parents in Faisalabad." Global Sociological Review VI, no. IV (2021): 20-28. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2021(VI-IV).03