PAKISTAN: A SOCIO-LINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVE OF GRAFFITI WRITINGS
Abstract
There are various researches, which have established that graffiti is a practice which is on the universal level. This research explores the phenomenon of graffiti in the Pakistani context. The research sets to demystify the themes of different types, which are exhibited with the assistance of graffiti. It further describes the sociocultural and corresponding religious ideologies of this part of the world. For this purpose, Dell Hymes (1974) model of SPEAKING is used by the researcher in order to analyze the information delivered through graffiti. Studying the graffiti can provide us with the salient information regarding attitudes as well as the socio-cultural features. For the given purpose Lahore, a historical and cultural city of Pakistan is chosen especially some of the areas like Model Town, Center Point, and Husnain chowk. The contention of the research is not to highlight graffiti as a social crime or to shed highlight on the rebellious facet of this part of the world rather it shows the socio-cultural norms, social behavior and religious beliefs of the existing Pakistani society through graffiti.