Contents Volume V Issue II (Spring 2020)
Proverbial Rhetoric in Sustenance of Gender Stereotypes: An Ethnological Account of Proverbs from Pakistani Languages |
Abstract: | Language is the most effective tool of communication across cultures. Proverbs are one such component of stylistic poetic and rhetoric devices which serves to communicate the worldview of an ethnic group. The paper is an analysis of ways in which gender differences are perceived, symbolized, portrayed, expressed and promoted rhetorically through the use of proverbs amongst various ethnic groups in ...Read More |
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1-Shazia Akbar Ghilzai: Lecturer, Department of Linguistics, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.2-Aneela Sultana: Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.3-Mahwish Zeeshan: Lecturer, Department of Anthropology, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. |
Keywords: | Cross-Cultural, Gender, Linguistic Determinism, Proverbs, Proverbial Rhetoric, Rhetoric, Woman Hood |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).01 |
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DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).01 |
Page Nos: | 1-9 |
Volume & Issue: | V-II |
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A Neo-Orientalist Critique of 'Humanitarian Interventions' in Afghanistan in Rahman’s In the Light of What We Know |
Abstract: | The study of Rahman's, In The Light of What We Know, explores how Neo-orientalist strategies of neocons subjugated South Asian neo-orients in the name of humanitarian help in war-afflicted Afghanistan. The global forces have reverted to the past binaric divisions of 'us' and 'them' in order to gain their economic and political interests. Using Steger (2003) and Howe's (2002) critique of the validi ...Read More |
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1-Atta-ul- Mustafa: Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities and Linguistics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Ghulam Murtaza: Associate Professor, Department of English, Govt. College University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. 3-Muhammad Asif: Assistant Professor, Department of English, Govt. College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan |
Keywords: | Afghanistan, Bangladeshi Literature, Globalization, 9/11 |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).02 |
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DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).02 |
Page Nos: | 10-22 |
Volume & Issue: | V-II |
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A Snare in the Narrative Structure: An Exploration of Hermeneutic Code in "The Kite Runner" |
Abstract: | The present paper studies the novel The Kite Runner by Khalid Hosseini through the lens of Barthe's narrative code theory. The paper primarily focuses on the Hermeneutic code works underlyingly to the narrative. The researchers in the present chapter analyze the mysterious and puzzling elements in the novel, which help in the formation of the text: the current study, the novel The Kite Runner thro ...Read More |
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1-Syed Maqsood Alam: Assistant Professor, Department of English, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Amir Jamil: Lecturer, Department of English, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan. 3-Abdul Khaliq: Assistant professor, Department of Social & Allied Sciences, Cholistan University of Veterinary and animal Sciences (CUVAS), Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. |
Keywords: | Hermeneutic, Barthes, Proairetic, Symbolic, Cultural and Semantic code. |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).03 |
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DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).03 |
Page Nos: | 23-31 |
Volume & Issue: | V-II |
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“Negotiation of Difference”: A Study of the English Translations of Ghalib’s Urdu Ghazal |
Abstract: | The Ghazal is a well-known genre of Urdu
poetry. The translation of Ghazal into the
English language poses specific challenges.
Translating Ghalib, one of the greatest
ghazal writers, into English, is a special case
under consideration. Several translators
have produced their versions of Ghalib’s
Urdu ghazals. The present study is an effort
to evaluate the performance of six
translators ...Read More |
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1-Muhammad Asif Khan: Assistant Professor, Department of English Literature, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Asma Aftab Khan: Assistant Professor, Department of English Literature, GC University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.3-Aamer Shaheen: Assistant Professor, Department of English Literature, GC University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. |
Keywords: | Ghalib, Literal Translation, Poetic Form, Sense-For-Sense Translation, Translation Studies, Urdu Ghazal. |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).04 |
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DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).04 |
Page Nos: | 32-41 |
Volume & Issue: | V-II |
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Exploring the Effect of Learners' Age Variation and Their Perceptions on the Responses about Mother Tongue Use in L2 Learning |
Abstract: | The purpose of the current study was to
explore the effect of learners' age variation
and their perceptions on the responses about
mother tongue use in L2 learning at degree
level. To find out an obvious understanding
of this subject matter, the study focused on
577 L2 learners, for the sake of data
collection questionnaire war used as a
research tool. The data were analyzed
through SPSS ...Read More |
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1-Muhammad Ahsan: Lecturer, Department of English, Ghazi University Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.2-Noshaba Younus: Assistant Professor, Department of English, Riphah International University Faisalabad Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.3-Muhammad Naeem: Lecturer, Department of English, Ghazi University Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan. |
Keywords: | Learners, Teachers, Mother Tongue, Proficiency |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).05 |
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DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-II).05 |
Page Nos: | 42-53 |
Volume & Issue: | V-II |
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