Lexical Change in Hewrami Dialect: A Sociolinguistic Analysis
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https://doi.org/10.31185/eduj.Vol60.Iss1.4359Keywords:
Language Change, Lexical Change, Social Factors, Hewrami DialectAbstract
Language, as a system of communication, is dynamic and possesses the ability to respond to and adapt with diverse sociopolitical and technological developments. The Hewrami dialect of the Kurdish language, with its rich cultural and historical background, does not deviate from the phenomenon of lexical change due to these factors. This research paper is a sociolinguistic analysis, which adopts a qualitative approach to investigating the impact of sociocultural components such as region, religion, social class, age, literature, and political changes on the Hewrami vocabulary. Through a close study of everyday speech and Hewrami literary texts, this paper identifies how lexical items emerge in this dialect. The findings bring attention to empirical evidence that both geographical distribution and education are highly impactful factors in the incorporation of foreign words, particularly from the Sorani dialect and Arabic, via the borrowing pattern.
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