ABUSIVE LANGUAGE: REASONS AND CONSEQUENCES

Iffat Khalid; Shazia Gulzar; Rooh Ul Amin

Iffat Khalid Department of Humanities, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore
Shazia Gulzar Department of Humanities, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Lahore
Rooh Ul Amin Assistant Professor, Department of English, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan

Keywords: Abusive Language, IPA & University Students

Abstract

The aim of the current research is to explore the phenomenological experiences related to reasons of abusive language. Moreover, it also explored the related consequences resulted due to excessive use of abusive language. It was also focus of research to explore the factor contributing in the use of abusive language as part of normal conversation in university students. For this purpose five in-depth interviews were conducted along with one focus group consisted of 8 university students. The sample of the research was selected through purposive sampling aged 19-25 years. The data was analyzed using Interpretive Phenomenological Approach (IPA) an analysis technique. The IPA Revealed five super ordinate themes such as Abusive language is normal language, Family/friends/society prevailing abusive language, Abusive language: A trend, Inner peace/satisfaction and profound happiness, and Islamic societal structure are being affected. It was concluded that abusive language had become the part of normal language and it is due to family and society from which children learn such kind of language and start believing that there is nothing bad in it. This needs to be seriously watched before it ruins all the Islamic traditional values. The further results are discussed in the light of cultural context of Pakistan.