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ENGLISH AND KHOWAR THE STUDY OF SOCIAL MEDIA LINGUISTIC PRACTICES OF KHOWAR SPEAKERS

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).14      10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).14      Published : Mar 2020

English and Khowar: The study of Social Media Linguistic Practices of Khowar Speakers

Abstract

    Khowar is a language that belongs to Dardic group. It is spoken in different parts of Pakistan predominantly in Chitral where it is considered as lingua franca of the area. In the recent era, technology has become advanced and people have started to use different social mediums like Facebook to get in contact with their counterparts. As the social media networks are linguistically diverse so speakers choose a specific language for interaction. Among these languages, English is considered as the dominant language which has influenced the linguistic practices of the speakers. This study explores the linguistic practices of Khowar speakers on Facebook. To explore the linguistic practices of the speakers twenty participants are selected among which ten are males and ten are females. The posts and comments on the Facebook of the speakers have been analyzed to explore the similarities and differences in the linguistic practices of the speakers.

    Khowar Language; Social Media; Linguistic Practices.

    (1) Shagufta Anbreen
    Student, Department of English, Fatima Jinnah Women University, The Mall, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Fakhira Riaz
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Fatima Jinnah Women University, The Mall, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Yasmin Akhtar
    Lecturer, Department of English, Fatima Jinnah Women University, The Mall, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Anbreen, S., Riaz, F., & Akhtar, Y. (2020). English and Khowar: The study of Social Media Linguistic Practices of Khowar Speakers. Global Language Review, V(I), 125-134. https://doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).14

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Anbreen, Shagufta, Fakhira Riaz, and Yasmin Akhtar. 2020. "English and Khowar: The study of Social Media Linguistic Practices of Khowar Speakers." Global Language Review, V (I): 125-134 doi: 10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).14

HARVARD

    HARVARD : ANBREEN, S., RIAZ, F. & AKHTAR, Y. 2020. English and Khowar: The study of Social Media Linguistic Practices of Khowar Speakers. Global Language Review, V, 125-134.

MHRA

    MHRA : Anbreen, Shagufta, Fakhira Riaz, and Yasmin Akhtar. 2020. "English and Khowar: The study of Social Media Linguistic Practices of Khowar Speakers." Global Language Review, V: 125-134

MLA

    MLA : Anbreen, Shagufta, Fakhira Riaz, and Yasmin Akhtar. "English and Khowar: The study of Social Media Linguistic Practices of Khowar Speakers." Global Language Review, V.I (2020): 125-134 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Anbreen, Shagufta, Riaz, Fakhira, and Akhtar, Yasmin (2020), "English and Khowar: The study of Social Media Linguistic Practices of Khowar Speakers", Global Language Review, V (I), 125-134

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Anbreen, Shagufta, Fakhira Riaz, and Yasmin Akhtar. "English and Khowar: The study of Social Media Linguistic Practices of Khowar Speakers." Global Language Review V, no. I (2020): 125-134. https://doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-I).14