Beseeching Verbosity Used by Street Beggars: A Socio-pragmatic Study

Muhammad Ali Shahid,Gulshan Naz,Muhammad Shaffaqat,Farooq Ahamd,Rana Muhammad Basharat Saeed

doi:10.32996/ijels.2021.3.4.4

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Abstract

The present study aims to investigate “Beseeching Verbosity used by Street Beggars” in Sargodha Division in Punjab, Pakistan. It is a Pragmatic Study. Beggary is a universal phenomenon. It has many blasphemous blotches on its name as a social evil, a social taboo, a social problem, a social curse. The objectives of the study were developed from the socio-pragmatic perspective. In this qualitative and theoretical study, data was collected by observation by informants. Geoffrey Leech’s Politeness Principle (1983) and Austin’s (1955) Felicity Conditions were utilized to scrutinize the beseeching language use by street beggars. The application of these theoretical frameworks will reveal the allusions and references that appeal to religious and socio-economic ideologies exploited by the street beggars by beguiling verbosity on the naïve and devoted people of the Sargodha Division. The people, knowingly or unknowingly, are tricked by the beguiling entrapment. This study revealed the tactics used by the beggar in order to blackmail and grab money from the naïve and devoted people. The research carves out a map for the government to assess the Socio-pragmatic perspective of the beggars.

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1 Begging is one of the thrilling social problems on a significant scale
The present study aims to investigate “Beseeching Verbosity used by Street Beggars” in Sargodha Division in Punjab, Pakistan
In an Islamic country like Pakistan, where religious commandments sanction the constitution order of the mendicants, preach charity, alms and call for public sympathy with the wellbeing of the masses, the problem of beggary is aggravated to a greater extent

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1 Begging is one of the thrilling social problems on a significant scale. It is deeply embedded in the root of society. In an Islamic country like Pakistan, where religious commandments sanction the constitution order of the mendicants, preach charity, alms and call for public sympathy with the wellbeing of the masses, the problem of beggary is aggravated to a greater extent. The indispensable problem or begging cannot be overlooked in the issue, but it has become the most problematic social question in Pakistan. The question needs a quick and belittling solution. It is imperative to conduct an empirical study to collect this burning matter. The overview of the recent study outlines the problem of the study, socio-pragmatic phenomenon and kinds of beggars

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