GENDER AND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

Authors

  • Saima Hassan
  • Aqsa Iqbal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v5i01.1018

Abstract

Language acquisition is a complex and lengthy process that has many levels and is affected by different variables. A Sociolinguistic approach to Language Acquisition (LA) is one that studies the relationship between social contextual variables. This review paper intends to focus on one of the variables of language acquisition i.e. gender, which is an important factor in First and Second Language Acquisition. A brief overview of research studies and general trends in sociolinguistic gender over time is presented in order to explore relationship of gender and its role in first and second language acquisition.

                           

Keywords: Genderlect; Language Acquisition; Language Change/Maintenance; Bilingualism; Multilingualism; Language Variation.

 

Author Biographies

  • Saima Hassan

    National University of Modern Languages, Karachi, Pakistan

     

     

     

     

  • Aqsa Iqbal

     

    National University of Modern Languages, Karachi, Pakistan

     

Additional Files

Published

2023-03-31

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 01 (2023): Pakistan Journal of Social Research (PJSR)

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

[1]
“GENDER AND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION”, Pak. J, Soc. Sci., vol. 5, no. 01, pp. 392–397, Mar. 2023, doi: 10.52567/pjsr.v5i01.1018.