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Passivization in Pashto and English: A Comparative Analysis

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  • Akbar Ali

    (Assistant Professor, Department of English,FATA University, Kohat, KP, Pakistan.)

  • Muhammad Anees

    (Lecturer, Department of English, FATA University, Kohat, KP, Pakistan.)

  • Bilal Khan

    (Lecturer, Department of English,FATA University, Kohat, KP, Pakistan.)

Abstract

The present research work intends to analyze and compare the sentence structures in English and Pashto Language. The researcher has focused mainly on the passivization process in this regard. The primary reason for the research is to highlight the similarities and differences between the passivization processes in both languages. Moreover, the researcher has delimited the study to tenses used in both the languages. The study follows qualitative method of research where the researcher has collected the data for the English passivization from the various grammar books while for the collection of data in the form of Pashto passive structures, the researcher has used test as research tools. The researcher has compared the passivization process in each tense between English and Pashto in the data analysis chapter. The study highlighted some similarities but many differences in the passivization process in English and Pashto languages.

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  • Akbar Ali & Muhammad Anees & Bilal Khan, 2019. "Passivization in Pashto and English: A Comparative Analysis," Global Regional Review, Humanity Only, vol. 4(3), pages 45-54, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:aaw:grrjrn:v:4:y:2019:i:3:p:45-54
    DOI: 10.31703/grr.2019(IV-III).06
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    Keywords

    Passivization; Passive in Pashto; Pashto Language;
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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