Making use of the social and cultural context — AQA GCSE Panjabi

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1. Another aid to the drawing of correct inferences is for the students to bear in mind that there are regularities in the real world which make it possible to anticipate what people may say or write about it. The ability to predict occurrences in the real world makes it possible sometimes to anticipate words and their meaning, in a given context. This is one reason why it is important for a Panjabi course to develop awareness and understanding of countries and communities where Panjabi is spoken. Work along these lines would help students who have listened to a recording of a Panjabi speaking person using a plural form of the verb merely to show respect, to understand that, despite the use of plural verb, the subject is singular eg ਮੇਰੇ ਕਪਤਾ ਜੀ ਇੱਕ ਦਫਤਰ ਕਵੱਚ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ, ਪਰ ਮੇਰੇ ਮਾਤਾ ਜੀ ਸਾਰਾ ਕਦਨ ਘਰ ਹੀ ਰਕਹੰਦੇ ਹਨ । ਕੀ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਮੇਰੇ ਕਪਤਾ ਜੀ ਦੇ ਕਮੱਤਰ ਹੋ ?