Abstract
The purpose of this investigation was to find out lexical variation in
Pashto spoken in Mardan and Swat. The linguistic variables of region
and age were considered to find out lexical variation in Pashto spoken
in both these target regions. In order to achieve the objectives of the
study, two data sets were used, primary and secondary data. Primary
data served as the basis of information for this comparative study of
lexical variation. This primary data was encoded in an open-ended
questionnaire to get secondary data. The secondary data served to
confirm the primary findings. For achieving the purpose of the study, a
questionnaire was distributed among a randomly selected 50, 50
participants from both the target regions. Orally administered
questionnaire was also conducted in order to achieve the objective of
the study. Moreover, observation of the speakers in both the target
regions was another research tool.
The analysis of the data gathered from both the research tools showed
that there are striking differences in Pashto spoken in Mardan and
Swat from lexical point of view. Moreover, from the observation it was
concluded that there are certain expletives associated with both the
target regions.
Dr. Muhammad Kaleem, Muhammad Ali. (2015) LEXICAL VARIATION IN PASHTO: A COMPARATIVE STUDY CONDUCTED IN MARDAN AND SWAT , Pashto, Volume 44, Issue 1.
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