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01 - Phonological Reduction in Pashto

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).01
10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).01      Published : Sep 2020

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    The study is concerned with the phonological reduction in Pashto. The study particularly focuses on the reduction in the structure of complex predicates, verbal clitics and postpositional phrases in Pashto. The study finds out that the phonological reduction has syntactic/semantic or phonological factors allowing or constraining it. These more or less reduced and expanded forms are closely related... Details

    Phonological Reduction, Verbal Clitics, Complex Predicate, Postpositional Phrase, Pashto

    (1) Arshad Ali Khan
    Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics and Communications, UMT, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Ghani Rahman
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Syed Shujaat Ali
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, KP, Pakistan.
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02 - Tariq Ali's Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree: A Khaldunian Study

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).02
10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).02      Published : Sep 2020

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    Tariq Ali's Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree is the postmodern retelling of what happened to the Muslim civilization in Spain and how the Muslims fell from their grandeur in a cyclic mode of rising and fall. Due to the lack of social solidarity (Asabiyyah) and weak civilization (Umran), the Nasrid Empire in Granada became weak and was overrun by the stronger Christian civilization. Ibn Khaldun's Cy... Details

    Ibn Khaldun, Cyclic Theory, Civilizations, Asabiyyah

    (1) Ahmad Saeed Iqbal
    Ph. D Scholar, Department of English Language and Literature, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Asif
    Assistant Professor, Department of English Language and Literature, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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03 - Digital Literacy Tools to Enhance English Reading and Writing Skills: A Detailed

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).03
10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).03      Published : Sep 2020

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    This study examines, explore and analyse the factors which enhance students’ English reading and writing skills through digital literacy tools. Literature was reviewed to gather and select important research papers for this study, and the research articles reviewed were of the qualitative, quantitative and mixed-method in approach. Areas such as digital literacy tools, co... Details

    Communication, Digital Literacy Tools, Effectiveness, English Reading, Fluency, Vocabulary and Writing.

    (1) Victoria Joseph
    PhD Scholar, Department of Education, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan
    (2) Najmonnisa Khan
    Associate Professor, Department of Education, Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science, and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan
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04 - Assistance of Formative Assessment in the Improvement of English Writing Skills

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).04
10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).04      Published : Sep 2020

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    The major purpose of the study was to measure the effects of the formative assessment in the improvement of English writing skills at intermediate level. This study used a quantitative research method, descriptive in nature, so the researcher used the survey method for data collection. The study was delimited to Sahiwal division of Punjab province. The population of the study comprised of all 246 ... Details

    Writing Skills, English, Formative Assessment, Intermediate Level, Descriptive Statistics

    (1) Muhammad Nisar Ul Haq
    Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Development, Karakoram International University, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Mahmood
    PhD Scholar, Mohi-ud-Islamic University Nerian Sharif, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan.
    (3) Khadija Awan
    PhD Scholar, Mohi-ud-Islamic University Nerian Sharif, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan.
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06 - Reconnoitering the Impact of Hegemonic Practices used in 5th Grade Pakistani and

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).06
10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).06      Published : Sep 2020

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    The present study is an endeavor to reconnoiter and compare the hegemonic practices used in selected Pakistani and imported English textbooks recommended for students of Punjab (Pakistan). Throughout the research, the subject matter was examined with reference to the relevant theoretical background. The content analysis was employed to find out the percentages of categories and sub-categories of r... Details

    Hegemonic Practices, Foreign Language Education, Inter-Cultural Speaker

    (1) Muhammad Ahsan
    Lecturer, Department of English, University of Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Naeem
    Department of English, University of Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Noshaba Younus
    Department of English, Riphah International University Faisalabad Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.
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07 - Oppression of Women in Pakistani Society: A Corpus-Based Study of Patriarchy in

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).07
10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).07      Published : Sep 2020

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    This paper deals with a corpus-based analysis of patriarchy in The Pakistani Bride, a novel written by Bapsi Sidhwa. The primary concern of the study is the adjectives used for the sketching of the Pakistani patriarchal society. Computer technology is widely used these days for the corpus analysis of literary texts such as novels, plays, poetry, etc. For this study, the text of the novel was colle... Details

    Patriarchy, Adjectives, Gender Discrimination, Corpus-Based Study, Violence.

    (1) Arshad Ali
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Athar Rashid
    Assistant Professor, Department of Governance & Public Policy, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Ameer Sultan
    Lecturer, Department of English, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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08 - Communication Barriers in English Language Classroom: A Study of Teachers' Perce

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).08
10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).08      Published : Sep 2020

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    This study was an effort to explore the barriers of communication faced by the teachers and students in the English language classroom that cause problems in knowledge sharing. Effective communication is necessary to make teaching effective and successful as if the information is conveyed in a poor way would not result in effective teaching. Researcher through this study tried to explore what kind... Details

    Teaching English, Teacher-Student Relationship, Communication Barriers

    (1) Shahida Naz
    Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Linguistics, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Zahoor Hussain
    Lecturer, Department of English, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Malik Adnan
    Assistant Professor, Department of Media Studies, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
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09 - A Review of Effective Reading Strategies to Teach Text Comprehension to Adult En

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).09
10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).09      Published : Sep 2020

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    This paper reviews the reading strategies and their theoretical perspectives in reading comprehension inside/outside the classroom. Reading strategies aim to build vocabulary and help integrate the existing knowledge of the readers/learners with the new knowledge through analysis and critical reflection on textual form and content. The study covers four major types of strategies, namely basic diff... Details

    Comprehension, Learning, Reading Strategies, Research, Teaching

    (1) Aisha Farid
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, GC Women University, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Ishtiaq
    Unaizah Science and Arts College, Al-Qassim University, Saudi Arabia.
    (3) Muhammad Sabboor Hussain
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, GC Women University, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan.
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10 - Media, Language and Cultural Transformation in Alexies Flight: A Study of Global

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).10
10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).10      Published : Sep 2020

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    Globalization is a multidimensional phenomenon that has reshaped all the spheres of life and culture. This article explores how language and media have been treated in the cultural dimension of globalization that has had a transforming effect on the lives of the masses of a marginalized group of Native Americans in Alexie's Flight that demonstrates the cultural transformation of the Native America... Details

    Globalization, Language, Culture, Transformation, Native American Literature

    (1) Asma Zafar
    Lecturer, Department of English, National University of Modern Languages, Faisalabad Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Noor Ul Qamar Qasmi
    Lecturer, Department of English, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Mumtaz Ahmad
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Government Guru Nanak Postgraduate College, Nankana Sahib, Punjab, Pakistan.
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11 - Lack of Recognition of Khattak Dialect is a Threat to Khattak Poetry

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).11
10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).11      Published : Sep 2020

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    Khattak dialect is one of the highlighted dialects of the Pashto language. The speakers of Khattak dialect fall between 2-3 million still this dialect is considered as a low resource language and is deprived of recognition which resultantly limits Khattak poetry only to its true natives. Yousafzai dialect has gained the status of lingua franca in documentation which has suffered the Khattak dialec... Details

    Khattak Dialect, Yousafzai, Danish Khattak Poetic Work

    (1) Maimoona Iqbal
    Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, KP, Pakistan
    (2) Abdus Samad
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Mansoor Ali
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, KP, Pakistan.
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12 - Language Domains: The Sociolinguistic Significance of Pashto-English Hybridizati

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).12
10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).12      Published : Sep 2020

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    Domains divide language according to the particular context of its use. Concerning different contexts of research, the domain varies. The purpose of the present research is to explore the sociolinguistic significance of Pashto-English hybridization in the language domains. To explore the area, TV programmes from a Pashto channel Khyber News were selected through purposive sampling. As two episodes... Details

    language Domain, Sociolinguistic Significance, Pashto-English Hybridization

    (1) Nisar Ahmad
    Lecturer, Department of English, Government Postgraduate College, Nowshera, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Liaqat Iqbal
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Irfan Ullah
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
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13 - Communication Leads to Illusion: A Conceptual Framework of Negotiators' Violatio

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).13
10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).13      Published : Sep 2020

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    Among the most powerful practical speculations that have caught the consideration of the linguists is the Grecian maxims of Conversational Implication. Grice contributes to draw line between what is said and what is implied. An observational examination introduced to explore the utilization of this hypothesis to the conversation in between managers from different electric automobile companies. Int... Details

    Violate, Electric Vehicle (EV), Communication, Maxims of Conversation

    (1) Hanan Afzal
    Lecturer, Department of English, National University of Modern Languages, Multan Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Hina Saleem
    Lecturer, Department of English, National University of Modern Languages, Multan Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Fareha Zafran
    Lecturer, Department of English, National University of Modern Languages, Multan Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.
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14 - A Narrative of Confrontation and Reconciliation Through Vivid Symbolism: A Study

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).14
10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).14      Published : Sep 2020

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    This study examined The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid, a response to American position on 9/11. The author's 'research back' and 'counter history' literary technique was explored to analyze it as a fiction of confrontation and reconciliation. Both the elements have been studied with reference to vivid symbolism of the characters, names, situations, texts and references. The novel is a b... Details

    Mohsin Hamid, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Confrontation, Reconciliation

    (1) Hashim Khan
    Department of English & General Subjects, Saudi Japanese Automobile High Institute, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
    (2) Muhammad Umer
    Department of English, Islamia College University Peshawar, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Khalid Azim Khan
    Assistant Professor, Deanship of University Development and Quality Assurance, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
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15 - Emerging Role of Constructivism for Developing English Speaking Skills

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).15
10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).15      Published : Sep 2020

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    This research paper draws attention to the literature for developing English speaking skills through instructional approaches of constructivism. It provides guideline for the teachers of Pakistan in teaching speaking skills. This research paper first analyzes constructivists model and then validates the implementation of the creative teacher teaching model in the speaking skills. Expectantly this ... Details

    Constructivism, Instructional Model, English Speaking Skills, Constructivist Approach

    (1) Hafeez Ullah
    Ph. D Scholar, Department of Educational Training, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muzammila Akram
    Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Training, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Qurat-ul-ain Shams
    MPhil Scholar, Department of Educational Training, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
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16 - Pakistani ESL Learners on the Internet: Explorations into Factors Influencing th

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).16
10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).16      Published : Sep 2020

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    The present research explores Pakistani ESL learners' voluntary language learning behaviour. It excludes references to ubiquitous and almost rampant online teaching-learning behaviour caused by the recent global pandemic—COVID-19. A questionnaire containing closed-ended questions was used to collect the data. Cronbach's Alpha test was used to check the reliability of the questionnaire, where... Details

    ESL Learners, Internet, Online Language Learning Behaviour

    (1) Muhammad Amjad
    PhD Scholar, Department of English Linguistics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Riaz Hussain
    Head, Department of English Linguistics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Sadaf Siddiq
    PhD Scholar, Department of English Linguistics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
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17 - English for Bankers: An Investigation into Bank Managers' English Language Needs

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).17
10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).17      Published : Sep 2020

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    The study aims to explore the written English language needs and practices of bank managers of Askari Bank Limited, Pakistan. This research focuses only on the written English language needs of bank managers as they must be proficient while using English in their writings. The data are collected by means of interviews which provided in-depth views of the participants. The purposive sampling techni... Details

    English, Bankers, Language

    (1) Maria Afzal
    Department of English, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Fakhira Riaz
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Yasmin Akhtar
    Lecturer, Department of English, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
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18 - Percy Byssey Shelleyand Mir Gul Khan Naseer's Socialist Creed: A Comparative Stu

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).18
10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).18      Published : Sep 2020

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    History is the witness of the immense influence literature exercises upon the nations. Percy Byssey Shelley and Mir Gul Khan Naseer, the two great names in the history of English and Balochi literature simultaneously, played an important role in the emancipation of society. Both the poets were against the bogus system of caste, color and creed, suppressing the masses. They were highly against soci... Details

    Percy Byssey Shelley, Mir Gul Khan Naseer, Socialism, Revolution, Insurgence, Human Emancipation

    (1) Saima Manzoor
    Associate Professor, Department of English Literature, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
    (2) Zainab Akram
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Sardar Bahadur Khan Womens University, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
    (3) Saima Yousaf
    Lecturer, Department of English Literature, University of Balochistan, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
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19 - Analysis of Classroom Questions in EFL Context of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at Undergra

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).19
10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).19      Published : Sep 2020

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    This paper examines different kinds of questions utilized by EFL teachers in the context of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at the undergraduate level. The study was conducted on the EFL teachers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to determine what kinds of questions and why a particular set of questions are utilized during classroom interaction. The results showed that the majority of the EFL teachers employ Yes/No questi... Details

    EFL Classroom, Interactions, Open-ended Questions, Questioning Technique, Referential Questions, Retrieval Questions

    (1) Zaheer Ullah
    Lecturer, Department of English, University of Malakand, Chakdara, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Shaukat Ali
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of Malakand, Chakdara, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Iftikhar Ali
    M.Phil Scholar, Qurtuba University of Science & Information Technology, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
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20 - Understanding the soul of the world is the Key of Self-Realization and Enlighten

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).20
10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).20      Published : Sep 2020

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    This is a hermeneutic study of the spiritual Odyssey, Hippie, a bildungsroman novel that focuses on quest and mysteries to analyze the Truth or Reality, which leads to enlightenment. The concept of Bildungsroman is studied in the context of the Theory of Hermeneutics enunciated by Hans-Georg Gadamer and Anthony Giddens (Double Hermeneutics). This study shows how Paulo uses the essentials of romanc... Details

    Spiritual Odyssey, Bildungsroman Quest, Soul of the World, Pantheism, Hippie, Heteroglossia, Self-Realization, Enlightenment

    (1) Asma Mustafa
    MPhil, Department of English Literature, Riphah International University,Faisalabad Campus, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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21 - Graphological, Morphological, and Lexico-Syntactical Analysis of the Poem The In

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).21
10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).21      Published : Sep 2020

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    This study stylistically analyzes a poem, "The Innocent Killings", by an anonymous poet, Jasmine. The poem has been analyzed at morphological, lexico-syntactical, and graphological levels where thematic and foregrounding elements have been used. Moreover, the unique deviation and parallelism have been taken as a suggestion to the spirit of the age. Various stylistic features in the context of brut... Details

    Blast, Foregrounding, Graphological Level, Jasmine, Lexico-Syntactic Level, Morpgholodical Level, Parallelism and Deviation, Stylistics

    (1) Saddam Hussain
    Lecturer, Department of English, University of Malakand, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Ibad Ullah
    Lecturer, Department of English, NUML, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Shaukat Ali
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of Malakand, KP, Pakistan.
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22 - Complexity of Home in the Memoir 'Threading my Prayer Rug' by Sabeeha Rehman

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).22
10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).22      Published : Sep 2020

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    The narrative 'Threading my Prayer Rug' highlights the condition of the character named Biya in her journey to becoming an American Muslim from a Pakistani Muslim. This research has presented the complexity of home for the Pakistani diaspora by using the diasporic paradigm of the post-colonial perspective. It has aimed to identify the concept of plurality of home and the problems of unhomeliness. ... Details

    Home, Belongingness, Plurality, Diaspora, Unhomeliness, Multi-Belongingness and Hybridity

    (1) Mohsin Zaheer
    MS Scholar, Department of Arts & Humanities, COMSATS Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Quratul Ain
    MS Scholar, Department of Arts & Humanities, COMSATS Islamabad, Pakistan.
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23 - Gwadar Opening and its Manipulative Intertextual Portrayal in the English Newspa

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).23
10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).23      Published : Sep 2020

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    Unnoticeable maneuverings via the practice of intertextual capitals do snip their existence in the editorials, which ordinary readers may well discover difficult to locate. The picture turns out to be additionally complicated when associated with nationwide affairs of vast magnitude. To bound the expected manipulation of the informative plans given to the readers through the editorials, the curren... Details

    Intertextuality, Manipulations, Newspapers, Editorials

    (1) Sadia Siddiq
    PhD Scholar, Department of English, National University of Modern Languages, NUML, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Uzair
    Associate Professor, Department of English, NUML, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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24 - Challenging the Archetypes: Re-visitation of Fairy Tales

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).24
10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).24      Published : Sep 2020

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    This study aims to highlight how the revisited American fairytale movies shun the archetypal symbols, characters and situations of the previous fairy tales. The researcher analyzes the new set of norms that are proposed by the postmodernists, which are positioned to shun the metanarratives and work against totality by waging war against it (Lyotard 71-82). The perspective in doing so is to find ou... Details

    Fairy Tales, Deconstruction, Archetypes

    (1) Fahmida Manzoor
    Lecturer, Department of English, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
    (2) Hina Naz
    Lecturer, Department of English, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women's University, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
    (3) Shamim Ara Shams
    Assisstant Professor, Department of Linguistics and Literature, Karakoram International University, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
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25 - Postmodern Deconstruction of Grand Narratives in Post-Cyberpunk Fiction through

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).25
10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).25      Published : Sep 2020

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    The issue of identity and its representation is a constant phenomenon since the advent of humanity. Progressive waves of technological advancement in information technology have made the contemporary culture bombastic and dynamic, due to which identity and its representation have become complex. Identity and representation are no more inert; rather, they have become fluid and arbitrary phenomenon.... Details

    Identity, Artificial Intelligence, Globalization, Posthuman, Metanarratives Phonological Reduction, Verbal Clitics, Complex Predicate, Postpositional Phrase, Pashto

    (1) Saba Zaidi
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, SBK Womens University Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
    (2) Ayesha Ashraf
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of Jhang, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Asim Aqeel
    Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities and Linguistics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
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26 - A Stylistic Analysis of The Good-Morrow by John Donne

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).26
10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).26      Published : Sep 2020

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    The present paper aims to analyze John Donne's poem "The Good-Morrow" stylistically. Being a branch of applied linguistics, Stylistics scrutinizes the literary and non-literary texts in terms of their tonal and linguistic style. Donne's poem, being rich in hyperboles and conceits, depicts the universal theme of undying love where Donne welcomes new dawn and is optimistic for upcoming years of ador... Details

    Linguistic Style, Hyperboles, Conceits, Grammar, Phonology, Graphology

    (1) Noveen Javed
    Assistant Professor, Department: English Linguistics, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Ezzah Shakil
    Visiting Faculty, Department of English, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Fiza Ali Beenish
    Lecturer in English, Sadiq Public School, Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
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27 - Deciphering the Signs in Waiting for Godot: Meaning beyond the Text

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).27
10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).27      Published : Sep 2020

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    This paper examines Waiting for Godot principally from employing the concept of the 'Other', specifically an Eastern Islamic perspective. Concentration on the reception and perception of Beckett in a decolonized Muslim country, namely Pakistan, enables us to explore the ways in which the teaching and reading of challenging texts might either avoid problematic situations or find appropriate methods... Details

    Other, Reception, Islamic Perspective, Literary Meaning, Worldview, Signs

    (1) Muhammad Saeed Nasir
    Postdoctoral Fellow, the School of Language and Literature (LLMVC), University of Aberdeen, UK.
    (2) Barirah Nazir
    Lecturer, Department of English, University of Sargodha, Bhakkar Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Riaz
    Lecturer, Department of English, Bahadur Sub Campus Layyah, BZU, Multan, Pakistan.
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28 - Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis of The Stone Woman by Tariq Ali

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).28
10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).28      Published : Sep 2020

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    This paper brings out the Feminist Critique of Ali's Novel The Stone Woman by applying Critical Discourse Analysis (henceforth CDA). The study employs a corpus-driven technique. Lazar's (2007) feminist CDA model has been used to study how women are kept out of the social circle, and the ideology of the superiority of men has been institutionalized and naturalized. This, in turn, gives power and he... Details

    CDA, Discrimination, Feminist, Ideology, Patriarchy, Social

    (1) Muhammad Asaf Amir
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Institute of Southern Punjab, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Sajid Ali
    Assistant Professor in English, Department of Higher Education, Government of Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Farheen Akhter Qadri
    Lecturer, Department of English, Institute of Southern Punjab, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
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