LEXOS · World Language

Punjabi

Punjabi is one of 99 world languages in the LEXOS registry, belonging to the Indo-European language family. Every word or phrase can be analysed across 6 linguistic levels: phonetics → phonology → morphology → syntax → semantics → pragmatics.

Deep Dive

Indo-Aryan branch of Indo-European; written in Gurmukhi script in India and Shahmukhi (Perso-Arabic) script in Pakistan -- one spoken language split across two scripts by the India-Pakistan border.

6 Levels of Analysis for Punjabi

Phonetics

Speech sounds

Phonology

Phonemes and sound patterns

Morphology

Word structure and formation

Syntax

Phrases and sentence structure

Other Indo-European languages

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Frequently asked about Punjabi

What language family does Punjabi belong to?

Indo-European.

At which levels can I analyse Punjabi?

Six levels: Phonetics (speech sounds, IPA), Phonology (phonemes and sound patterns), Morphology (word structure), Syntax (phrases and sentence structure), Semantics (literal meaning), Pragmatics (meaning in context).

Is Punjabi one of the most spoken world languages?

Yes — LEXOS catalogues the 99 most-spoken / most-commercially-relevant world languages, covering every major language family and every continent.

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