STANDARD LANGUAGE: ANALYZING ABBOTTABADI DIALECT OF HINDKO

Abstract

This Article Examines Abbottabadi Dialect as A Standard Hindko Language. Being Major Language of Hazara Division, Its Regional Dialects Are Used In Different Parts Of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa With Different Regional Names. The Article Is Based on The Hypothesis That Abbottabadi Dialect Meets Minimum Criteria of a Language To Be Declared As A Standard Language. Through Following Smakman’s Linguistic Model of The Characteristics of Abbottabadi Hindko Have Been Analyzed. The Role of Participants’ Unbiased Professional Opinions Has Been Crucial In Verifying The Link Between The Characteristics Of Smakman’s Model Of Standard Language And Those Of Abbottabadi Hindko. The Findings of This Study Show That Abbottabadi Hindko Is Compatible to The Points of Linguistic Model Being Followed. It Can Be Safely Stated That Abbottabadi Hindko Fulfills the Basic Requirements of Language To Be Declared As “Standard”.