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A MORPHOSYNTACTIC ANALYSIS OF PRONOUNS IN JATKI LANGUAGE

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).28      10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).28      Published : Mar 2022

A Morphosyntactic Analysis of Pronouns in Jatki Language

Abstract

    Pronouns are morpho-syntactically bounded elements (Gruber, 2017); these word-forms require analysis for clarity in usage and understanding.Generally, languages are constrained in account of their ‘pronominal paradigms’ that results in a fairly systematic usage of these parts of speech (Harley & Ritter, 2002).Across languages pronouns morphologically mark some information regarding their referents, typically person,number, and gender information. Keeping these perspectives in the forefront, the current study aims at investigating the morphosyntactic features of pronouns.It presents a description of the pronouns of the Jatki; a dialect of Punjabi to reveal a systematic usage of these units. The Jatki dialect majorly belongs to the areas of Jhang, Khanewal and other peripheral areas. For this paper, data were gathered through elicitations from the native speakers. Findings of the present study elucidate the distinct forms of pronouns and their varied functionality with reference to their referent nouns in Jatki dialect.

    Morphosyntactic Features, Pronouns, Jatki dialect, Description

    (1) Mehwish Haider
    Lecturer, Department of English, Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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    CHICAGO : Haider, Mehwish. 2022. "A Morphosyntactic Analysis of Pronouns in Jatki Language." Global Language Review, VII (I): 348-358 doi: 10.31703/glr.2022(VII-I).28

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    HARVARD : HAIDER, M. 2022. A Morphosyntactic Analysis of Pronouns in Jatki Language. Global Language Review, VII, 348-358.

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    MHRA : Haider, Mehwish. 2022. "A Morphosyntactic Analysis of Pronouns in Jatki Language." Global Language Review, VII: 348-358

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    OXFORD : Haider, Mehwish (2022), "A Morphosyntactic Analysis of Pronouns in Jatki Language", Global Language Review, VII (I), 348-358

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