Sociocultural values and pragmatics of caste address form in multilingual Pakistani student and teacher discourse
Автор: Soomro M.A.
Журнал: Интеграция образования @edumag-mrsu
Рубрика: Академическая интеграция
Статья в выпуске: 4 (113), 2023 года.
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Introduction. Pakistani universities' multilingual and multicultural classrooms can create communication difficulties when trying to understand the attitude and meanings conveyed by caste address forms in student and teacher discourse. Address forms are influenced by sociocultural values, they reflect speakers' linguistic reality and convey the social structure of the society. Among the variety of address forms in Pakistani English speakers' caste as a category of address form represents their cultural identity and norms. This article aims to present the findings of the study regarding the use of caste as a category of forms of address among multilingual Pakistani English speakers in a university setting.
Caste, address form, sociocultural values, identity, multilinguals, university setting
Короткий адрес: https://sciup.org/147242379
IDR: 147242379 | DOI: 10.15507/1991-9468.113.027.202304.694-703
Текст научной статьи Sociocultural values and pragmatics of caste address form in multilingual Pakistani student and teacher discourse
Address forms are not only words used for reference between interlocutors, rather they also adhere to sociocultural values. Address forms vary across cultures and languages and help interlocutors build and maintain relationships. The study’s goal is to find out how students’ and teachers’ use of the caste address form is influenced by sociocultural values and pragmatic meanings.
Previous research studies on the use of address forms ranged primarily from social dimensions such as solidarity, power, distance, and formality. Addressing practices offer wider dimensions than earlier ones, they show a unique social and cultural relationship reflected and indexed in their communication. However, this study focuses on social, cultural, and pragmatic meanings of caste address form in different contexts from a Pakistani perspective in academic discourse.
The study treats address forms as part of interactions that construct lingual and cultural identities in communication behavior. Pakistani English has not received much attention among researchers in addressing forms among other World Englishes paradigms. Therefore, this study focuses on the nativized usage of address forms and examines addressing practices in an academic setting. Additionally, the fascinating use of nativized address forms is one of the main factors driving this investigation, with the author’s personal experience serving as a secondary motivation.
This paper is part of a continuing research project on Pakistani English addressing styles in academic discourse. The study hypothesizes that caste address form is used differently depending on the context and discusses the influence of sociocultural factors. Therefore, this paper aims to examine and interpret sociocultural factors and pragmatic meanings of caste address forms in academic settings. The study’s main question is: What sociocultural values and pragmatic meanings are demonstrated by the use and preference of caste as a category of address form?
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