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Title اردو سلینگ لغات کا تحقیقی و تنقیدی جائزہ(سلینگ کے تصور کی روشنی میں)

Author(s) Humaira Sadiq

Abstract Urdu features informal, temporal, colloquial, and vulgar vocabulary to describe emotions and feelings, just like other languages around the globe. These expressions are slang. The current work intends to analyze Urdu slang dictionaries critically and explores the distinctiveness and utility of slang in the Urdu language and dictionaries. Under the heading "A Comparative study of Urdu slang dictionaries in the light of Slang," this work selects a novel subject. Slang is a contentious subject, and there have been numerous discussions on how it is actually used in Urdu. To produce more certain, focused, and powerful outcomes, the scholar conduct and presents her study after carefully examining the words classified as slang. Slang in Urdu is a contagious issue that has been attempted to be solved by identifying the fundamentals of English slang services and English slang dictionaries by European professionals. The scholar brings four books ,Awwaleen Urdu slang lughat by Dr Rauf parekh, Urdu slang lughat by qasim yaqoob, Lughaat e Rozmarrah by shams ur Rehman Farooqi,and Lughat ul Awam by Naseer Turabi. The aforementioned dictionaries provide help for the research-based and critical comparison of slang as well as its findings. The five chapters of the work are as follows: the first introduces the subject, its range, a theoretical framework, and the research methods. This chapter also includes talks on the nature of slang, particularly Urdu slang, as well as an explanation of essential words and a brief introduction to slang. The analysis "Slang has been identified in well-known Urdu dictionaries and publications" is presented in the second chapter. A comparative analysis is offered in addition to the examination of slang in Urdu dictionaries. The third chapter provides a comprehensive evaluation of the chosen slang dictionaries for Urdu. The fourth chapter, however, explains how slang is analyzed in the modern society. Common slang in Pakistan, including expressions connected to social media and the Internet, has been recognized for this purpose. Additionally, a variety of its problems have been described and examined. The fifth and final chapter gives the overall results, analysis, and suggestions for further study.

Type Thesis/Dissertation PhD

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Department Urdu

Language Urdu

Publication Date 2023-10-16

Subject Urdu

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