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A SOCIOLINGUISTIC ANALYSIS OF LANGUAGE STYLES OF PAKISTANI TEENAGE INSTAGRAM USERS

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-III).04      10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-III).04      Published : Sep 2023

A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Language Styles of Pakistani Teenage Instagram Users

Abstract

    The objective of this research is to identify the language styles used by teenage Instagram users in Pakistan and their frequency. 'Style' refers to the language variation used based on the degree of formality or informality of the situation. To collect data, the researcher focused on the posts and stories of teenagers and pre-adult Instagram users and used a quantitative approach. The collected data was analyzed according to the theoretical framework provided by Indra, I., & Hamzah, H. (2018). The analysis revealed that the most common language style used by Instagram users in Pakistan is casual.

    (1) Aisha Farid
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Government College Women University, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Sabboor Hussain
    Professor, Department of English, University of Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Roheen Malik
    Government College Women University, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Farid, A., Hussain, M. S., & Malik, R. (2023). A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Language Styles of Pakistani Teenage Instagram Users. Global Social Sciences Review, VIII(III), 37-42. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-III).04

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Farid, Aisha, Muhammad Sabboor Hussain, and Roheen Malik. 2023. "A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Language Styles of Pakistani Teenage Instagram Users." Global Social Sciences Review, VIII (III): 37-42 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-III).04

HARVARD

    HARVARD : FARID, A., HUSSAIN, M. S. & MALIK, R. 2023. A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Language Styles of Pakistani Teenage Instagram Users. Global Social Sciences Review, VIII, 37-42.

MHRA

    MHRA : Farid, Aisha, Muhammad Sabboor Hussain, and Roheen Malik. 2023. "A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Language Styles of Pakistani Teenage Instagram Users." Global Social Sciences Review, VIII: 37-42

MLA

    MLA : Farid, Aisha, Muhammad Sabboor Hussain, and Roheen Malik. "A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Language Styles of Pakistani Teenage Instagram Users." Global Social Sciences Review, VIII.III (2023): 37-42 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Farid, Aisha, Hussain, Muhammad Sabboor, and Malik, Roheen (2023), "A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Language Styles of Pakistani Teenage Instagram Users", Global Social Sciences Review, VIII (III), 37-42

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Farid, Aisha, Muhammad Sabboor Hussain, and Roheen Malik. "A Sociolinguistic Analysis of Language Styles of Pakistani Teenage Instagram Users." Global Social Sciences Review VIII, no. III (2023): 37-42. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2023(VIII-III).04