Interference of L1 in L2: A Study of Pronunciation and Semantic Change of Pakistani (Pakhtoon) English Learners

This research is an investigation of the interference of Pashto Language (L1) into English Language (L2) while observing the Pakistani Pakhtoon students. The researchers have tried to find out the stress pattern of the L1 which influences the stress pattern of L2. It not only creates the language barriers but pronunciation and semantic changes also occur. The speakers and listeners cannot understand each other just because of the difference in the sound pattern. Sometimes it happens that speakers pronounce the words in such a way that convey quite different meanings. These differences and changes in meanings are the results of the overshadowing of the rules and regulation of L1 on L2 because of the difference in the sound pattern. This research paper is an examination that how the sound pattern of Pashto language (L1) affects L2? Moreover, this research is also a study of the change in meaning that occurs because of the interference of the Pashto language. The classroom observation has been used as a research method to collect the data.