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LINGUISTIC IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION OF SHINA SPEAKERS AN ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).36      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).36      Published : Sep 3

Linguistic Identity Construction of Shina Speakers: An Ethnographic Study

Abstract

    The present research intends to investigate the linguistic identity construction of Shina speakers in different contexts. The objective of the study is to study the pure Shina identity and to see how language use varies according to context. An ethnographic study was conducted to find out how Shina speakers construct their linguistic identities in different contexts. The sample for this research was purposive which included multilingual Shina speakers and the data was collected through interviews. The data was analyzed using Markedness Model by Myers- Scotton (1993). The findings of the study revealed that multilingual Shina speakers construct their linguistic identity in their interaction through code- switching and code mixing. It was found that a pure Shina identity is constructed at home and in close circles whereas a hybrid identity is constructed at the work place and formal context.

    Identity construction, language, multilingualism

    (1) Shamim Ara Shams
    PhD Candidate, English, National University of Modern Languages Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Zia Ul Haq Anwar
    Assistant Professor,Linguistics & Literature,Karakoram International University Gilgit, Gilgit, Pakistan.
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    CHICAGO : Shams, Shamim Ara, and Zia Ul Haq Anwar. 2019. "Linguistic Identity Construction of Shina Speakers: An Ethnographic Study." Global Social Sciences Review, IV (III): 278-283 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).36

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    HARVARD : SHAMS, S. A. & ANWAR, Z. U. H. 2019. Linguistic Identity Construction of Shina Speakers: An Ethnographic Study. Global Social Sciences Review, IV, 278-283.

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    TURABIAN : Shams, Shamim Ara, and Zia Ul Haq Anwar. "Linguistic Identity Construction of Shina Speakers: An Ethnographic Study." Global Social Sciences Review IV, no. III (2019): 278-283. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).36