Contents Volume IV Issue II (Fall 2019)
| Aspects of Discourse Stream Analysis |
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| Abstract: | The huge proliferation of textual (and other data) in
digital and organisational sources has led to new
techniques of text analysis. The potential thereby
unleashed may be underpinned by further theoretical
developments to the theory of Discourse Stream
Analysis (DSA) as presented here. These include the
notion of change in the discourse stream in terms of
discourse stream fronts, linguisti ...Read More |
| Author/s: |
1-Mark Perkins: CEO (Chief Executive Office), Repindex Ltd, Cambridge, UK. |
| Keywords: | Big textual data, discourse, tense and time, sentiment, fake news |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).01 |
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| Deeper into the Wilderness of Feminine Psyche in the Scarlet Letter and Raja Gidh: A Comparative Analysis of Ghazalian Aql and Freudian Ego |
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| Abstract: | The present study is aimed at exploring psychological
conflicts in thefemale protagonists of Hawthornes The
Scarlet Letter and Qudsias Raja Gidh. This study, in
the parameters of psychoanalytical interpretation,
explicitly describes the profound influence of aql and
ego on Hester and Seemi, as they cross the ethical
restrictions of morality, become tortured by remorse,
and finally try to co ...Read More |
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1-Samina Amin Qadir: Vice Chancelor, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Shumaila Mazhar: Associate Professor,, Department of English, SBK Womens University, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.3-Fouzia Rahman Khan: Associate Professor, Department of English, SBK Womens University, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Keywords: | Psyche, conscious, aq’l, ego |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).02 |
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| Marriage and the Exploitation of Women: A Case-Study of The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath |
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| Abstract: | The present is a case study with a special focus on the
institution of marriage which is inflicted upon women
for their exploitation as represented in the selected text.
This objective has been realized through a text-based
exploration of the exploitation of female members of
the society in the name of marriage. The selected text
has been analyzed in light of feminist ideology. The
research ...Read More |
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1-Maryam Imtiaz: Lecturer, Department of English, BZ University, Lodhran Campus, Lodhran, Pakistan.2-Muhammad Asif Khan: Assistant Professor, Department of English, GC University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.3-Aamer Shaheen: Lecturer, English Literature, GC University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | domestic life, female exploitation, marriage, patriarchal totalitarianism, Sylvia Plath. |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).03 |
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| Page Nos: | 14-18 |
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| Agha Shahid Ali: Hyphenated Identities as a Tool for Understanding the Diasporic Sensibility |
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| Abstract: | The question of identity lies at the nucleus of literary
theory, as well as socio-political discourse. The
classification of ones identity is often used to analyze
and better understand the work of many authors and
their lives. However, the issue that arises regarding
these questions is the urge to simplify identity as linear
and monolithic. This proves problematic as such an
approach overl ...Read More |
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1-Muhammad Kazim Hussain: Scholar, Department of English Literature, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, Germany.2-Mahwish Zeeshan: Scholar, Anthropology, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.3-Christoph Houswitschka: Professor, Department of English Literature, Otto-Friedrich-Universität, Bamberg, Germany. |
| Keywords: | Agha Shahid Ali, Diaspora, Diasporic Literature, English Literature, Hyphenated Identity, Identity, Metaphor |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).04 |
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| Manipulating the Reader: Literary Stylistics Analysis of James Joyces A Portrait of the Artist As a Young Man |
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| Abstract: | This study unveils some strategies deployed by James
Joyce to manipulate the reader when they experience
textual patterns to decipher meaning from the text.
Investigating Joyces A Portrait of the Artist as a Young
Man, this study delves into how the reader is
pragmatically positioned and cognitively (mis)directed
as Joyce guides their attention and influences their
judgment. Thus, the text ...Read More |
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1-Muhammad Ajmal: Assistant Professor, Department of English Language & Literature, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.2-Ayaz Afsar: Dean, Languages and Literature, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.3-Mehwish Malghani: Assistant Professor, Department of English, Sardar Bahadur Khan Womens University, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Manipulating the Reader, Discourse Presentation, Speech Acts, Speech, Writing and Thought Presentation |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).05 |
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| Page Nos: | 25-33 |
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| Going Against the grain: An FPDA of The Epic of Gilgamesh |
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| Abstract: | The aspects of ones identity are positioned within a
context prescribed by culture and they are according to
cultural expectation. The present study aims to
add/explore power dynamics that are embedded in the
discourses of Ishtar and Shamhat. This study is
concerned with how in The Epic of Gilgamesh, the two
female characters: Ishtar and Shamhat are received
and perceived by their immediate ...Read More |
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1-Samreen Zaheer: Lecturer, Department of English, National University of Modern Languages, Quetta Campus, Balochistan, Pakistan.2-Farzana Masroor: Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities, Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | FPDA |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).06 |
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| Page Nos: | 34-40 |
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| Fostering Learner Autonomy through Foreign Language Learning Strategies among Pakistani EFL Learners |
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| Abstract: | Learner autonomy refers to the practical situations and
interventions of learning, where individual
independence of a learner is given more attention
(Smith, 2008). Learner autonomy (LA) can be
promoted in foreign language classrooms by using
foreign language learning strategies and it can pave the
way for successful learning outcomes (Kim, 2013).
Foreign language learning strategies (FLLS) ...Read More |
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1-Ayesha Butt: Lecturer, TESOL, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Uzma Quraishi: Vice Chancellor, Women University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.3-Sameera Ayub Bhatti: Lecturer, Lahore School of Accountancy and Finance, The University of Lahore (UOL), Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Learner autonomy (LA), Foreign language learning strategies (FLLS), English as a foreign language |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).07 |
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| Page Nos: | 41-49 |
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| Intertextual Elements Highlighting the Postmodernist Features of Tangled (2010) |
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| Abstract: | The present study focuses on one of the contemporary
American fairy tale movies to analyze the
postmodernist aspects present in these movies. The
researcher has selected the movie Tangled released in
2010 for this purpose, it is a remake of the famous fairy
tale Rapunzel recorded by famous fairy tale writers,
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. One of the most prominent
patterns of analyzing the movie ...Read More |
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1-Mehwish Ali Khan: Lecturer, Department of Englislh, Sardar Bahadur Khan Womens University, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.2-Fouzia Rehman Khan: Assistant Professor, Sardar Bahadur Khan Womens University, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Postmodernism, Intertextuality, Hypertext, Hypotext, Fairy Tales |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).08 |
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| DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).08 |
| Page Nos: | 50-58 |
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| Exploring Intertextuality as Adaptation in Pakistani TV Advertisements |
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| Abstract: | The aim of the present study is to investigate the
different aspects of intertextuality as adaptation
in Pakistani TV advertisements. The target of
advertising companies is to persuade their
consumers, so they use different approaches for
this purpose and intertextuality is one of them.
To investigate the problem the following research
question has been designed: Which aspects of
intertext ...Read More |
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1-Amina Khalid: Lecturer, Department of Linguistics and Communications, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Arshad Ali Khan: Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics and Communications, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.3-Faiza Abid: Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics and Communications, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Advertisement, Intertextuality, Adaptation, Consumer, Persuasion, Citation, Reference, Allusion, Translation |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).09 |
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| Page Nos: | 59-66 |
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| Politics of Identity: The Face of Islam in the International E-Media |
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| Abstract: | The portrayal of Islam in a hostile relationship
with rationality, liberty, and tolerance, leads to a
politics of identity were a marginalized
community embattles to re-affirm and resist the
tarnished face. The bigoted perception of Islam as
a political, economic, and social threat reinforces
the unfounded Islamophobia and needs
production of counter-narrative by scholars and
researchers b ...Read More |
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1-Sarwet Rasul: Associate Professor, Department of English, Fatima Jinnah University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Azka Khan: Lecturer, Post Graguate College PAF, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. 3-Shumaila Mazhar: Associate Professor, Department of English, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Discourse Historical Approach (DHA), Discriminating Discourse, Socio Semiotic Analysis, Polarizing Discourse. |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).10 |
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| Page Nos: | 67-77 |
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| Incredulity Towards Metanarratives: A GenderBased Study of Sultanas Dream by Roqeyya Begum |
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| Abstract: | Patriarchy has always been a dominant metanarrative
among different societies, hence controlling all other
power centered notions too. The ones affected, for
instance, women started retaliating against dominance
but postmodernism gave them a platform. Roqqeya
Sakahwat Hussein in 1905 wrote a short story
Sultanas Dream A qualitative based study, utilizing
textual analysis has been done to lo ...Read More |
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1-Mehwish Malghani: Assistant Professor, Department of English, SBK Womens University Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.2-Mehwish Ali Khan: Lecturer, Department of English, SBK Womens University Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. 3-Hina Naz: Lecturer, Department of English, SBK Womens University Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Incredulity, Metanarratives, Gender, Stereotyping |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).11 |
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| Page Nos: | 78-82 |
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| The Portrayal of Pakistani Diaspora Students in Shamsies Fiction |
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| Abstract: | Going to the advanced countries for higher education
has been in vogue for long. There is a considerable rise
in the number of international students in USA
universities. This paper explores how Shamsie portrays
interaction among international students. It is
delimited to the analysis of Shamsies two novels: Salt
and Saffron, and Kartoghraphy applying textual
analysis as a research method. ...Read More |
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1-Rubina Kamran: Professor, Department of English, Foundation University Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Asma Zahoor: Associate Professor, Head, Department of Mass Communication, Women University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Diaspora, International Students, Assimilation, and Belonging |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).12 |
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| Page Nos: | 83-88 |
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| Revisiting Paul Kanes Wanderings of an Artist Among the Indians of North America |
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| Abstract: | Paul Kanes paintings and sketches which form the
basis of Wanderings of an Artist, were made with the
aim of presenting an “extensive series of illustrations of
the characteristics, habits and scenery of the country
and its inhabitants.” However, a careful and detailed
reading of his paintings and writings show that he
actually violated the trust that the American Indians
placed in him ...Read More |
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1-Shaheena Ayub Bhatti: Professor, Department of English, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. 2-Ghulam Murtaza: Associate Professor, Department of English, Government College University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan3-Aamir Shehzad: Associate Professor, Department of English, Government College of Commerce & Management Sciences, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan. |
| Keywords: | Theory of Propaganda, Conventionalized Significance, Critical Inquiry, Skepticism, Distortion of Facts |
| DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).13 |
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