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Sociolinguistics of Language Proficiency:
A Study on Kashmiri Speech Community of Anantnag District

Azra Rashid, Reaearch Scholar and
Professor Aejaz Mohammed Sheikh

Abstract

The present paper is an attempt to examine the claimed language proficiency of Kashmiri Speakers in terms of four language skills i.e., understanding, speaking, reading and writing in Kashmiri, Urdu and English.

Keywords: Kashmiri, Sociolinguistics, Language Proficiency, Mother Tongue, SPSS, ANOVA

1. Introduction

Kashmiri (locally known as k?:šur) speaking community is a close-knit community. The most widely spoken language in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir is Kashmiri. Above 98% of the total population of the valley speak Kashmiri as their mother tongue. According to census 2011, Kashmiri is the mother tongue of 52% of the population of J&K. Other major languages include Dogri (20%), Gojri (9.1%) and Pahari (7.8%). The remaining population speaks other languages such as Kashtiwari, Punjabi, Bhaderwahi, Poguli, Siraji, etc. Urdu is extensively understood and spoken language particularly in Jammu and Kashmir where it acts as a lingua franca alongside Kashmiri. Urdu along with English serves as a medium of instruction in the Kashmir province. These two languages are also used in home and in intercommunity communication domains along with Kashmiri. The code switching and code mixing processes usually involve Urdu and English among Kashmiri speakers.

2. Methodology

The present research work is based on the data collected from 500 Kashmiri speakers. The respondents have been taken from all the twelve tehsils of Anantnag district. It covered informants belonging to both the genders having rural and urban backgrounds. A questionnaire has been the main instrument employed for eliciting the sociolinguistic data from the Kashmiri speech community. The questionnaire consisted of two sections.

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Azra Rashid
Ph.D. Research Scholar
Department of Linguistics, University of Kashmir
azra.rashid02@gmail.com

Aejaz Mohammed Sheikh
Professor, Department of Linguistics
University of Kashmir
aejaz@uok.edu.in
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