Pakistani English

Pakistan is a typical English-speaking country in south Asia. However, the data of Pakistan English is extremely rare. If one wants to grasp the English features in south Asia and try to find the similarities among different languages, he should know something about Pakistani English.In this paper, the background information about Pakistan will be mentioned as well as the English situation in this country,including English education, English problems, pronunciation features, and Pakistani literature.

“一带一路”背景下大学生对巴基斯坦英语口音的可理解性研究

本研究以6名操三种次变体口音(旁遮普英语、信德英语、普什图英语)的巴基斯坦留学生为说话者,146名非英语专业学生为听话者,考查我国大学生对巴基斯坦英语口音的可理解性及其影响因素。研究发现:大学生对巴基斯坦英语口音的可理解性与能理解性程度均较低,说话者偏离标准发音的一些音段问题是影响可理解性的主要语言因素,听话者英语听力水平及对英语口音的熟悉度是影响能理解性的主要语言和非语言因素。研究结果对“一带一路”背景下开展世界英语教学具有启示意义。