Language as Projector of Age and Gender: An analysis of Urdu Language.

Authors

  • Farhat Azeem Department of English, Riphah International University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Athar Abbas Department of English, University of Sahiwal, Sahiwal, Pakistan
  • Mamoona Hameed Department of English, Riphah International University of Lahore, Pakistan
  • Azha Farid Department of Foreign Language, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China.

Keywords:

Address forms, University students (participants), Urdu language, Culture

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to investigate the role of age and gender in the choice of address forms. The idea is that age is a factor in addition to gender when it comes to address variation. 30 university students—15 male and 15 female in the current study, and each of them was asked to complete the questionnaire that comes with the additional. This work is an aim to investigate the proper and precise use of the large variety of options available to Urdu speakers for addressing people of various ages in various circumstances. Furthermore, this study demonstrates a number of address terms that are culturally specific but may not have English synonyms.

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Published

2024-02-20

How to Cite

Farhat Azeem, Athar Abbas, Mamoona Hameed, & Azha Farid. (2024). Language as Projector of Age and Gender: An analysis of Urdu Language. Journal of Arts and Linguistics Studies, 2(1), 91–106. Retrieved from http://jals.miard.org/index.php/jals/article/view/87

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2024): Journal of Arts and Linguistics Studies

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