Abstract
This paper studies the use of vowel sounds in Pakistani English. The study is conducted in Air University and uses the data obtained from engineering students. The study follows the work of Ahmar Mehboob who conducted a research on Pakistani English in Karachi, Pakistan. This research tests the conclusion of his research and applies it to the sample defined above. Further, this research also discusses the phonemic inventory of vowels used in Pakistani English and discusses their differences with the Received Pronunciation. The research uses a passage that contains the words that are usually uttered differently by Pakistani speakers. This passage is read by the participants and the resulting data is presented in a tabular form. Unlike other studies on Pakistani English, this study’s participants hail from Rawalpindi and Wah. The data is analysed on the basis of phonemic differences but the analysis is especially delimited to vowels. The research also has possible implications for future researches in the same field but with different samples. The findings of this research can be helpful for the future researches for comparison. The research also explains the reasons for differences in the use of vowels in Pakistani English
Shah Mir Baloch. (2015) A Survey Study of Vowel Sounds in Pakistani English, Balochistan Review, Volume 1, Issue 1.
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