A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE HISTORICAL CONCEPTS AND THEORIES: THE RELATIONS BETWEEN SARAIKI-URDU LANGUAGES IN PAKISTAN

Abstract

Language is always considered a reciprocal component for every culture and civilization. In the history, the significance of each language has been recognized marvelous and interesting in any cultural studies due to the growth and construction of its own historical perspective. In South Asia, among the countless local languages, Saraiki is one of them, which is observed as a mother tongue of the large population in central Pakistan. Historically Saraiki is also identified, as the ancient language of the Indus civilization, with its evolution, although it is not easy to fix its origin due to the unavailability of the solid historical evidence in documentary form. However, there is no doubt to neglect its ancient existence. In the past, the Saraiki language was considered a language of communication and a source of settlement in the region. Therefore, the people of the other nations living in the surroundings preferably moved to this region with comfort and adopted the language as its rich reserve of culture and traditions which were not well enough different due to neighbour-hood. Historians greatly mentioned and accepted the oldness of this language and praised that the Saraiki language is a complete language in all aspects with a great reserve of rich literature that is why the impacts of the Saraiki language have been seen in all neighbour nations. This is an analytical study with a sociolinguistic survey to know about the influence of cultural similarities and differences between Saraiki and Urdu Language while their effects on other indigenous or regional languages and their dialects. The study also explores the connection between Saraiki and Urdu with different concepts of the linguists. While this research article investigates the historical and   geographical background of Saraiki and Urdu with their origin. Whereas the study will help to know the classical linguistic theories, this paper emphasis on the cultural and social bindings of Saraiki and Urdu Language as well. Therefore, this paper is    study of the historical aspects of its impacts and it highlights these impacts on the Saraiki and its neighbor languages and nations.