Impact of Frequency of Reading Pakistani English Newspapers on Lexicon of Readers

Muhammad  Uzair; Arshad  Mahmood; Gulap  Shahzada; Saeed  Anwar

Authors

Muhammad Uzair Lecturer, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad
Arshad Mahmood Assistant Professor, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad
Gulap Shahzada Lecturer, IER, University of Science & Technology, Bannu.
Saeed Anwar Dean of arts, Chairman department of education Hazara Unversity, Mansehra

Abstract

This study explored relationship between frequency of reading Pakistani English newspapers and lexical deviations
made by the readers. It was hypothesized that variation in the frequency of reading has different impact on the language of the
readers. To test this hypothesis, 473 participants were selected through stratified sampling. The elementary reading attitude
survey and the frequency questionnaire were administered to find demographic information. The study found that more frequent
readers of newspapers reflected greater lexical innovations in their language. Researcher suggests that the deviations found in
Pakistani variety of English which are systematic should be promoted. The media should play its part to minimize the intelligibility
gap between the users of the two varieties and try to establish the identity of Pakistani English as a separate variety rather than
a sub variety of sub-continent English.