Language, dialect, and Accent

Abstract

This paper titled “Language, dialect, and Accent” throws light on some of the basic terms of linguistics as is evident from its name. In modern linguistics and especially in Pashto linguistics, their definitions and parameters have been a subject of debate as apart from linguistic factors, some other factors, e.g. cultural and political, are also involved therefore, it is not easy to draw a line of demarcation in any two of them. In this respect, opinions of the prominent linguists and scholars have been presented and analyzed. Moreover, it has been tried to look for their equivalents in Pashto language.