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Lexical and Syntactical differences in Pakistani and British English

. Duaa Agha


Abstract

The present study aims to identify the lexical variation in Pakistani English to see how it is used differently with the interference of their own language(s) then Standard British English, as well as the syntactical differences in the usage of Pakistani English and Standard British English. The study uses the qualitative method for the collection of data. Data was collected through informal conversation which lasted for 12 minutes and was recorded on the phone. Six students from first year were the participants of the study. Since the data was verbal conservation; therefore, it was first transcribed carefully, and was further analyzed to get the required data for the study. The results showed that speakers of Pakistani English use different modal verbs then Standard British English; in addition, they tend to incorporate words from their first language into their speech, and are not aware about how to structure a sentence using different tenses.

 

 

Index Terms- British English, Lexical, Pakistani English, Syntactical.

 

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