Pakistan is a multilingual country with six major and over 59 minor languages. However, the languages used by the domains of power, (government, corporate sector, media and education), are English and Urdu. Compared to the other regional languages in Pakistan, the Sindhi language has a more emancipated position in the state-run schools and some other domains. The present study seeks to explore the extent to which the use of Sindhi language has been shifted or maintained, and to survey the patterns of language use in certain domains through Fishman’s domain concept for the determination of language shift within the community concerned. A mixed method data collection including questionnaires and in-depth interviews was conducted to find out whether Sindhis in the Sind province of Pakistan maintain their heritage language in specific domains and to ascertain the impact of Pakistan’s language policy on Sindhi language. The results show that Sindhis in Sindh province fully maintain their language and behold sentimental affiliation with it as part of their cultural identity. The Sindhis have successfully uplifted and maintained their language in education and other vital domains. The Sindhi community enjoys a higher ethno-linguistic vitality than the other ethnic groups in Pakistan.

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语言转换或维护

巴基斯坦是一个多语言国家，有六种主要语言和超过 59 种次要语言。然而，权力领域（政府、企业部门、媒体和教育）使用的语言是英语和乌尔都语。与巴基斯坦的其他地区语言相比，信德语在公立学校和其他一些领域中的地位更为解放。本研究旨在探索信德语的使用在多大程度上被转移或保持，并通过 Fishman 的领域概念调查某些领域的语言使用模式，以确定相关社区内的语言转移。进行了包括问卷调查和深度访谈在内的混合方法数据收集，以了解巴基斯坦信德省的信德人是否在特定领域保留了他们的传统语言，并确定了巴基斯坦的语言政策对信德语的影响。结果表明，信德省的信德人完全保留了他们的语言，并将与它的情感联系视为他们文化身份的一部分。信德人在教育和其他重要领域成功地提升并保持了他们的语言。信德社区比巴基斯坦其他民族享有更高的民族语言活力。结果表明，信德省的信德人完全保留了他们的语言，并将与它的情感联系视为他们文化身份的一部分。信德人在教育和其他重要领域成功地提升并保持了他们的语言。信德社区比巴基斯坦其他民族享有更高的民族语言活力。结果表明，信德省的信德人完全保留了他们的语言，并将与它的情感联系视为他们文化身份的一部分。信德人在教育和其他重要领域成功地提升并保持了他们的语言。信德社区比巴基斯坦其他民族享有更高的民族语言活力。