
The Impact of Punjabi Culture on Cultural Conceptualization of Balochi: A case study from an emic perspective
Athar Abbas, Adeel Ahmed, Abdullah
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Introduction
:
In
terms of area Baluchistan is the largest province of Pakistan. Baluchistan has
been a cradle of world’s leading civilizations. There is sufficient evidence
from the prehistoric and historic period that supports this argument. The area
had remained a cross- road of civilization generally in South Asia and
particularly in the sub-continent. The relationship between culture and
language is a reciprocal one i.e., culture is always at the back of language
and language is always a carrier of culture. This implies that Language is not
just a part of culture but is also a medium of culture. Language influences the
thought and perception of reality.The purpose of the research is to explore the
impact of Punjabi culture on the Cult...