Immersion of Bilingual Text on Pakistani Products: A Sociolinguistic Study
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This study sets forth to find out the effectiveness and reasons behind the integration of bilingual text on the products sold in Pakistan. Based on Layder’s (2005, 2014) theory of ‘social domains’ that demonstrates language and its contextual use can. The study finds out the effectiveness of immersion of bilingual text given on Pakistani products. This study is qualitative in nature as themes have been developed out of five Pakistani products. Thematic analysis has been used to supplement textual analysis. It was found that bilingual text reveals convenience in the process of communication, thus promoting their product in the large interest of the public in Pakistan. Future research works should analyze packages and digital ads to explore the narratology of bilingual texts.