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Jan 29, 2021 · Importance of English in Pakistan and in our life. Maan Ali Last Updated: January 29, 2021. A language is tool by using that a person can be able to communicate his feelings to another person. So for the purpose of communication a common language of the world is necessary and that is English.
- Maan Ali
- Examples and Observations
- Subvarieties
- The Importance of English in Pakistan
- English and Urdu in Pakistan
- Code-Switching: English and Urdu
- Pronunciation in Pinglish
"English in Pakistan--Pakistani English--shares the broad characteristics of South Asian English in general and is similar to that spoken in contiguous regions of northern India. As in many former British colonies, English first enjoyed the status of an official language alongside Urdu after independence in 1947... "The grammatical features . . . [...
"Linguists generally describe the three or four subvarieties [of Pakistani English] in terms of proximity to the British Standard: the samples most distant from it--and any other variety--are often regarded as 'genuinely' Pakistani. American English, which has gradually infiltrated the spoken and written idiom, is discounted in most studies."
"English is . . . an important medium in a number of key educational institutions, is the main language of technology and international business, has a major presence in the media, and is a key means of communication among a national elite. The constitution and the laws of the land are codified in English."
"In some ways, I have a lover’s quarrel with the English language. I live with it and I cherish this relationship. But there is often this feeling that in preserving this bond, I have betrayed my first love and my childhood’s passion--Urdu. And it is not possible to be equally faithful to both of them. . . . "A bit subversive it may be deemed but m...
"[T]he use of English words in Urdu--code-switching for linguists--is not an indication of not knowing the two languages. If anything, it may be an indication of knowing both languages. First, one switches code for many reasons, not just lack of control of languages. Indeed, code-switching has always been going on whenever two or more languages hav...
"[S]oftware designer Adil Najam . . . took time to define Pinglish, which according to him, emerges when English words are mixed with words of a Pakistani language--usually, but not solely, Urdu. "Pinglish is not just getting the construction of the sentences wrong, but also about pronunciation. "'Many Pakistanis often have trouble when two consona...
- Richard Nordquist
Sep 15, 2020 · In short, English is the most important elite language, the language of power, in Pakistan. This chapter presents a diachronic (historical) analysis of the roles and functions of English that shape up modern Pakistan. It looks into the ways in which people of different generations have used English and what the future holds for English in Pakistan.
- Tariq Rahman
- tariq.rahman@bnu.edu.pk
- 2020
English language continues as the language of power and is also the language with the maximum cultural capital of any language used in Pakistan. It remains much in demand in higher education in Pakistan .
- 108 million (2022), Total English speakers in Pakistan: L2: 200 million
It is recognized an official language in Pakistan. The paper briefly highlights its history; sources of its emergence, its various altered forms, underlying socio-cultural and religious effects that have an influence.
Sep 1, 2020 · Summary. English is the most important elite language and the language of power in contemporary Pakistan. This chapter provides an overview of English in Pakistan and Pakistani English through discussion of the multilingual context, the history of the language within the country, the status, functions, and features of English, literature in ...
This paper discusses the central role English plays in language politics in Pakistan; the place of English contrasting with Urdu (the national language) and regional languages is also discussed. Furthermore, this paper briefly discusses the parallel system of education in Pakistan.
