Anglicization of Urdu Proper Names: A Corpus-Based Study

Yasar Iqbal, Adeel Ahmad. Muhammad Riaz Gohar, Sharjeel Ashraf

  • Yasar Iqbal Govt. Islamia College Civil Lines, Lahore
  • Adeel Ahmed Lahore Garrison University, Lahore
  • Muhammad Riaz Gohar Degree College Gujranwala
  • Sharjeel Ashraf Lahore Garrison University, Lahore
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54692/jelle.2021.020371
Keywords: Language, Variation, Anglicization, Abbreviations, Frequency, Corpus

Abstract

This paper aims to explore the impact of English on Pakistani names making them Anglicized. The local names are abbreviated in order to look modern or to show prestige on the part of the users. This phenomenon presents a discrete variety of Pakistani English (PE). The researcher conducted a corpus-based analysis (The Newspaper Analysis of 'The News', September 2017) to show the frequency of the Anglicized names. For the data analysis, the AntConc 3.2.1 was used to handle the corpus. The data were presented in the form of tables to show their frequency and percentage. The study proved that such Anglicized names in the abbreviated forms had their role in creating a new variety of Pakistani English. The results were generalized with reference to the understandability and habitual usage of such abbreviations.

Published
2021-03-29
Issue
Vol. 2 No. 03 (2021): JELLE
Section
Articles