Abstract

Every society is stratified in different classes and they are mainly measured through economic conditions. Diversity among the people in terms of their position, status, abilities is a very common phenomenon in this world. Age, gender, nationality, ethnicity, power, economy are a few influencing factors which are promoting divisions among the group. This research is about social status which trigers lexicon shifts on nucluer family of lembar society. This aims at finding out factors which lead to lexicon shift as well where the shifts mainly occur. The participants were 20 from low socio-economic status with span of age 20 to 50; no particular gender takes into account. Data obtained from this research clearly shows that peoples’ inclination towards prestigious variety comes after their desire to be upper class like. People’s social network/mobility is one of the influencing factor determines people to shift the language. People who possess good education, job opportunities and wealth obviously influence low economic people to use high standard language.

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