Open AccessInter-generational Attitudinal Shift towards English from Punjabi Language: A Sociolinguistic Study of Lahore, Pakistan
Author(s) -
Nosheen Naqvi,
Mubashar Nadeem,
Abdul Rahman
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
global sociological review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2708-3586
pISSN - 2708-2091
DOI - 10.31703/gsr.2021(vi-i).08
Subject(s) - urdu , language shift , psychology , english language , linguistics , mathematics education , philosophy
The survey study investigates the intergenerational attitudinal shift towards English from the Punjabi language with a focus on three generations (male and female) population of Lahore ageing 55 years and above, 35 to 54 and 15 to 34. A twenty-five questions questionnaire was administered on randomly selected sixty subjects for the quantitative data analyzed qualitatively. The numerical analysis was carried out to see the intergenerational shift towards English from the Punjabi language. For this purpose, the regression and ANOVA are conducted in SPSS (Statistical Software). The results reflect that the Punjabi language, though rich in literature and history, does not find a status that is enjoyed by English or Urdu. Hence the study recommends that to save the Punjabi language from social death; it may be taught as a language at schools so that the coming generations may enjoy speaking, reading and writing of Punjabi language as a living language like others.