Open AccessHeterogeneity in Linguistic Behavior While Maintaining Identity Among the Users of Different Dialects of the Brahui Language
Author(s) -
Sehrish Rabbani,
Mehwish Malghani,
Mehwish Ali Khan,
Fahmeeda Manzoor
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
al-burz
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2521-408X
pISSN - 2071-9477
DOI - 10.54781/abz.v13i1.213
Subject(s) - variation (astronomy) , variety (cybernetics) , linguistics , identity (music) , social identity theory , psychology , sociology , geography , social psychology , social group , computer science , artificial intelligence , art , philosophy , physics , astrophysics , aesthetics
This study explores the lexical variation among Brahui dialects in general and, three main dialects of Brahui language Sarawani, Rakhshani, and Jalawani, in particular. The aim was to find out how far lexical variation marks the existence of identity and regional boundaries. The data was collected through interviews from 12 participants. In this study the social identity theory by Tajfel and Turner (1979) was used. The study reveals that lexical variety exists among the three Brahui dialects showing heterogeneity in the participants’ linguistic behavior to keep up their identities which separates the inhabitant of one region from another region also showing the presence of regional boundaries.