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Title AWARENESS AND ACCEPTABILITY OF PAKISTANI ENGLISH: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY

Author(s) FAREEHA NADEEM

Abstract Over the past several decades English language has been gaining momentum as the most widely used language all around the globe. English language is now considered as an international Lingua Franca. The advancement of English language, all over the world, has generated a number of varieties of English language used not only by natives but also non-native English language speakers. One such variety of English language is Pakistani English which has been established by a number of scholars over a period of time. The following study is exploratory in nature and aims to explore the awareness of this Pakistani English by the English speaking Pakistani populace. The study also intends to assess the attitudes and perceptions that the participants have towards Pakistani English. Drawing on Schneider’s (2007), dynamic model of World Englishes, quantitative and qualitative data was collected using 80 open and closed ended questionnaires and 10 semi-structured interviews. An extensive thematic analysis of questionnaires and interviews responses was carried out in three stages of data analysis. The results suggest that majority of the population still favor Standard American and British English. The results also indicate that the selected population is aware of Pakistani English. The participants are aware of the history and origin of Pakistani English and also about the different features that Pakistani English have. The participants might not be aware of the jargons specific to World Englishes phenomenon but they are aware of the different varieties being created of English language. The research also shows that the participants have overall negative attitudes towards Pakistani English and there is resentment towards the variety. The study also infer that Pakistani English is currently in the third stage of Nativisation in the dynamic model given by Schneider (2007) and is moving towards the fourth stage of Endo-Normative Stabilization. The study contributes to the better understanding of Pakistani English in a sociological perspective.

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Publication Date 2022-11-28

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