Research Article

Comparative Analysis of Subject-Verb Agreement in the Syntax of Sindhi and English Language

Authors

  • Muhammad Ikhlaque Malik M.Phil Scholar, Pakistan
  • Zulfiqar Ali Shah Assistant Professor, Institute of English Language & Literature Shah Abdul Latif University Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan

Abstract

The present study discusses the major grammatical aspect of Sindhi and English language which is subject verb agreement of both languages but before discussing the nature of verb, a very concise historical perspective of English and Sindhi language is given. In addition to this, the researchers took notes of verb agreement of two ancient languages of world and investigate some syntactic properties of both languages. The study shows that Sindhi language is head final language while English is head initial language. These two languages are different according to parameters of language. Data for study has been analyzed by explaining some rules in which verb takes position. Hence, the current study confirms Sindhi language is not only different from English at phonological and morphological aspects but it is also different in its origin.

Article information

Journal

Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Studies

Volume (Issue)

1 (4)

Pages

236-241

Published

31-07-2019

How to Cite

Malik, M. I. ., & Shah, Z. A. . (2019). Comparative Analysis of Subject-Verb Agreement in the Syntax of Sindhi and English Language. Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences Studies, 1(4), 236–241. Retrieved from https://www.al-kindipublisher.com/index.php/jhsss/article/view/195

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Keywords:

Sindhi language, subject verb agreement, Head