“I Am Not Punjabi, My Parents Are”: Degradation of the Language of Dominant Majority
Due to social and geographical mobility and globalization, many minority languages in the world are pushed to the periphery. Reasons for such a trend differ among languages. In the case of the Punjabi language, despite being spoken by a major portion of the population, the speakers are gradually dis...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)
2021-07-01
|
| Series: | Acta Linguistica Asiatica |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://journals.uni-lj.si/ala/article/view/9449 |
| _version_ | 1797950510007844864 |
|---|---|
| author | Sham Haidar Tehreem Wali Tehreem Tahir Mehwish Parveen |
| author_facet | Sham Haidar Tehreem Wali Tehreem Tahir Mehwish Parveen |
| author_sort | Sham Haidar |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Due to social and geographical mobility and globalization, many minority languages in the world are pushed to the periphery. Reasons for such a trend differ among languages. In the case of the Punjabi language, despite being spoken by a major portion of the population, the speakers are gradually disowning it. Considering this gradual shift, the present study explores the predicament of the Punjabi language. The study uses phenomenological design and collects data from Punjabi ethnic students in four different universities in Islamabad. The study uses semi-structured interviews, TV shows, and natural conversations. Findings reveal that the Punjabi speakers themselves disown their language as well as Punjabi identity due to social, economic, religious, and political reasons. Especially women avoid the language more, they do not speak Punjabi with their children, and they reject their Punjabi identity.
|
| first_indexed | 2024-04-10T22:16:16Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-54f74f54b7a94901b92cf5fa491a6aa3 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2232-3317 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-04-10T22:16:16Z |
| publishDate | 2021-07-01 |
| publisher | University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Acta Linguistica Asiatica |
| spelling | doaj.art-54f74f54b7a94901b92cf5fa491a6aa32023-01-18T08:21:25ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Acta Linguistica Asiatica2232-33172021-07-0111210.4312/ala.11.2.101-127“I Am Not Punjabi, My Parents Are”: Degradation of the Language of Dominant MajoritySham Haidar0Tehreem Wali1Tehreem Tahir2Mehwish Parveen3Air University IslamabadRiphah International UniversityAir University Islamabad Air University Islamabad Due to social and geographical mobility and globalization, many minority languages in the world are pushed to the periphery. Reasons for such a trend differ among languages. In the case of the Punjabi language, despite being spoken by a major portion of the population, the speakers are gradually disowning it. Considering this gradual shift, the present study explores the predicament of the Punjabi language. The study uses phenomenological design and collects data from Punjabi ethnic students in four different universities in Islamabad. The study uses semi-structured interviews, TV shows, and natural conversations. Findings reveal that the Punjabi speakers themselves disown their language as well as Punjabi identity due to social, economic, religious, and political reasons. Especially women avoid the language more, they do not speak Punjabi with their children, and they reject their Punjabi identity. https://journals.uni-lj.si/ala/article/view/9449language ideologylinguistic identitylinguicideethnic identitydomain of use |
| spellingShingle | Sham Haidar Tehreem Wali Tehreem Tahir Mehwish Parveen “I Am Not Punjabi, My Parents Are”: Degradation of the Language of Dominant Majority Acta Linguistica Asiatica language ideology linguistic identity linguicide ethnic identity domain of use |
| title | “I Am Not Punjabi, My Parents Are”: Degradation of the Language of Dominant Majority |
| title_full | “I Am Not Punjabi, My Parents Are”: Degradation of the Language of Dominant Majority |
| title_fullStr | “I Am Not Punjabi, My Parents Are”: Degradation of the Language of Dominant Majority |
| title_full_unstemmed | “I Am Not Punjabi, My Parents Are”: Degradation of the Language of Dominant Majority |
| title_short | “I Am Not Punjabi, My Parents Are”: Degradation of the Language of Dominant Majority |
| title_sort | i am not punjabi my parents are degradation of the language of dominant majority |
| topic | language ideology linguistic identity linguicide ethnic identity domain of use |
| url | https://journals.uni-lj.si/ala/article/view/9449 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT shamhaidar iamnotpunjabimyparentsaredegradationofthelanguageofdominantmajority AT tehreemwali iamnotpunjabimyparentsaredegradationofthelanguageofdominantmajority AT tehreemtahir iamnotpunjabimyparentsaredegradationofthelanguageofdominantmajority AT mehwishparveen iamnotpunjabimyparentsaredegradationofthelanguageofdominantmajority |