Comparison Between Hindi and Urdu
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HinDi
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Urdu
An Artificial Divide?
Sudarsh Rathi,201125172
AsIf Hussain,201225086
RUDHIR SIDDHAM,201225195
Sudarsh Rathi,201125172
AsIf Hussain,201225086
RUDHIR SIDDHAM,201225195
The Question
The purpose of this paper or 'the problem statement ' is to analyze if Hindi and Urdu two separate languages, two varieties of a same language or a single variety.
Some definitions before we proceed
Register: Manner of speaking or writing specific to a certain function, that is, characteristic of a certain domain of communication (or of an institution), for example, the language of religious sermons, of parents with their child, or of an employee with his/her supervisor.
Style: The characteristic use of language in a text. When referring to the speaker, style is more or less the controlled choice of linguistic means, whereas in referring to texts, style is the specific form of language. For the reader or listener, style is the variation (or confirmation) of possible expectations, i.e. the observation and interpretation of linguistic specifics.
Dialect Continuum: A dialect continuum, or dialect area, was defined by Leonard Bloomfield as a range of dialects spoken across some geographical area that differ only slightly between neighboring areas, but as one travels in any direction, these differences accumulate such that speakers from opposite ends of the continuum are no longer mutually intelligible.
Standard Language: A standard language (also standard dialect or standardized dialect) is a language variety used by a group of people in their public discourse.
Alternatively, varieties become standard by undergoing a process of standardization, during which it is organized for description in grammars and dictionaries and encoded in such reference works. Typically, varieties that become
HinDi
------------------------------------------------- vs
-------------------------------------------------
Urdu
An Artificial Divide?
Sudarsh Rathi,201125172
AsIf Hussain,201225086
RUDHIR SIDDHAM,201225195
Sudarsh Rathi,201125172
AsIf Hussain,201225086
RUDHIR SIDDHAM,201225195
The Question
The purpose of this paper or 'the problem statement ' is to analyze if Hindi and Urdu two separate languages, two varieties of a same language or a single variety.
Some definitions before we proceed
Register: Manner of speaking or writing specific to a certain function, that is, characteristic of a certain domain of communication (or of an institution), for example, the language of religious sermons, of parents with their child, or of an employee with his/her supervisor.
Style: The characteristic use of language in a text. When referring to the speaker, style is more or less the controlled choice of linguistic means, whereas in referring to texts, style is the specific form of language. For the reader or listener, style is the variation (or confirmation) of possible expectations, i.e. the observation and interpretation of linguistic specifics.
Dialect Continuum: A dialect continuum, or dialect area, was defined by Leonard Bloomfield as a range of dialects spoken across some geographical area that differ only slightly between neighboring areas, but as one travels in any direction, these differences accumulate such that speakers from opposite ends of the continuum are no longer mutually intelligible.
Standard Language: A standard language (also standard dialect or standardized dialect) is a language variety used by a group of people in their public discourse.
Alternatively, varieties become standard by undergoing a process of standardization, during which it is organized for description in grammars and dictionaries and encoded in such reference works. Typically, varieties that become
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