Institutionalization of National Language in Pakistan
Policymaking and Practices
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22255658 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah Syed Kami (Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | PAKISTAN LANGUAGES AND HUMANITIES REVIEW (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2708-6453 • E-ISSN: 2708-6461 |
| Publisher | Pakistan Social Sciences Research Institute (PSSRI) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.47205/plhr.2023(7-i)02 |
| OpenAlex | W4323924281 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
The objective of this research is to delve into the role of a singular national language in a linguistically heterogenous society and its socio-economic implications. The research employs mixed-method approach; drawing on the discursive as well as deductive methods to analyze the role of state policies, constitutional provisions, academic statutes and rapidly expanding contours of the global geo-politics on the status of national and official language. The research arrives at the conclusion that despite institutionalizing a language as the national language and conferring the official status upon it; the multi-tiered system of education stands out as a colonial legacy and poses a major stumbling block in the way of socio-economic progress. The colonial legacy continues in a self-sustained system of communication without being an overly colonial precept, camouflaged in terms, readily in common currency such as globalization and modernization
Colonialism · Currency · Economics · Globalization · Institutionalisation · Linguistics · Modernization theory · National language · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Precept · Sociology · Statute · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Public Administration
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |