Contents Volume V Issue III (Summer 2020)
Phonological Reduction in Pashto |
Abstract: | 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 ...Read More - View Fulltext |
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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. |
Keywords: | Phonological Reduction, Verbal Clitics, Complex Predicate, Postpositional Phrase, Pashto |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).01 |
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Tariq Ali's Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree: A Khaldunian Study |
Abstract: | 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 ...Read More - View Fulltext |
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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. |
Keywords: | Ibn Khaldun, Cyclic Theory, Civilizations, Asabiyyah |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).02 |
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Digital Literacy Tools to Enhance English Reading and Writing Skills: A Detailed Literature Review |
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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, communication (reading ...Read More - View Fulltext |
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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 |
Keywords: | Communication, Digital Literacy Tools, Effectiveness, English Reading, Fluency, Vocabulary and Writing. |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).03 |
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Assistance of Formative Assessment in the Improvement of English Writing Skills at Intermediate Level |
Abstract: | 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 ...Read More - View Fulltext |
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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. |
Keywords: | Writing Skills, English, Formative Assessment, Intermediate Level, Descriptive Statistics |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).04 |
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Reconnoitering the Impact of Hegemonic Practices used in 5th Grade Pakistani and Oxford English Textbooks |
Abstract: | 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-catego ...Read More - View Fulltext |
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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. |
Keywords: | Hegemonic Practices, Foreign Language Education, Inter-Cultural Speaker |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).06 |
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Oppression of Women in Pakistani Society: A Corpus-Based Study of Patriarchy in Sidhwa's The Pakistani Bride |
Abstract: | 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 ...Read More - View Fulltext |
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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. |
Keywords: | Patriarchy, Adjectives, Gender Discrimination, Corpus-Based Study, Violence. |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).07 |
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Page Nos: | 61-67 |
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Communication Barriers in English Language Classroom: A Study of Teachers' Perceptions in Pakistan |
Abstract: | 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 ...Read More - View Fulltext |
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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. |
Keywords: | Teaching English, Teacher-Student Relationship, Communication Barriers |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).08 |
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Page Nos: | 68-76 |
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A Review of Effective Reading Strategies to Teach Text Comprehension to Adult English Language Learners |
Abstract: | 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 b ...Read More - View Fulltext |
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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. |
Keywords: | Comprehension, Learning, Reading Strategies, Research, Teaching |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).09 |
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Page Nos: | 77-88 |
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Media, Language and Cultural Transformation in Alexies Flight: A Study of Globalization |
Abstract: | 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 ...Read More - View Fulltext |
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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. |
Keywords: | Globalization, Language, Culture, Transformation, Native American Literature |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).10 |
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Lack of Recognition of Khattak Dialect is a Threat to Khattak Poetry |
Abstract: | 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 ...Read More - View Fulltext |
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1-Maimoona Iqbal: Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, KP, Pakistan2-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. |
Keywords: | Khattak Dialect, Yousafzai, Danish Khattak Poetic Work |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).11 |
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Page Nos: | 97-107 |
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Language Domains: The Sociolinguistic Significance of Pashto-English Hybridization |
Abstract: | 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 ...Read More - View Fulltext |
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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. |
Keywords: | language Domain, Sociolinguistic Significance, Pashto-English Hybridization |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).12 |
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Communication Leads to Illusion: A Conceptual Framework of Negotiators' Violation of Maxims of Conversation in the Light of Theory of Planned Behavior |
Abstract: | 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 compa ...Read More - View Fulltext |
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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. |
Keywords: | Violate, Electric Vehicle (EV), Communication, Maxims of Conversation |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).13 |
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A Narrative of Confrontation and Reconciliation Through Vivid Symbolism: A Study of Mohsin Hamid's Novel the Reluctant Fundamentalist |
Abstract: | 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 nov ...Read More - View Fulltext |
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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. |
Keywords: | Mohsin Hamid, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Confrontation, Reconciliation |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).14 |
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Emerging Role of Constructivism for Developing English Speaking Skills |
Abstract: | 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.
Expectan ...Read More - View Fulltext |
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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. |
Keywords: | Constructivism, Instructional Model, English Speaking Skills, Constructivist Approach |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).15 |
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Pakistani ESL Learners on the Internet: Explorations into Factors Influencing their Online Language Learning Behaviour |
Abstract: | 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, ...Read More - View Fulltext |
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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. |
Keywords: | ESL Learners, Internet, Online Language Learning Behaviour |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).16 |
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English for Bankers: An Investigation into Bank Managers' English Language Needs |
Abstract: | 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 sampli ...Read More - View Fulltext |
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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. |
Keywords: | English, Bankers, Language |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).17 |
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Percy Byssey Shelleyand Mir Gul Khan Naseer's Socialist Creed: A Comparative Study of the Champions of Human Liberation |
Abstract: | 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 aga ...Read More - View Fulltext |
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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. |
Keywords: | Percy Byssey Shelley, Mir Gul Khan Naseer, Socialism, Revolution, Insurgence, Human Emancipation |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).18 |
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Page Nos: | 172-182 |
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Analysis of Classroom Questions in EFL Context of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at Undergraduate Level |
Abstract: | 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/ ...Read More - View Fulltext |
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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. |
Keywords: | EFL Classroom, Interactions, Open-ended Questions, Questioning Technique, Referential Questions, Retrieval Questions |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).19 |
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Understanding the soul of the world is the Key of Self-Realization and Enlightenment Journey: The Hermeneutic Study of the Quest Hippie |
Abstract: | 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 ...Read More - View Fulltext |
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1-Asma Mustafa : MPhil, Department of English Literature, Riphah International University,Faisalabad Campus, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. |
Keywords: | Spiritual Odyssey, Bildungsroman Quest, Soul of the World, Pantheism, Hippie, Heteroglossia, Self-Realization, Enlightenment |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).20 |
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Graphological, Morphological, and Lexico-Syntactical Analysis of the Poem The Innocent Killings by Jasmine: A Stylistic Analysis |
Abstract: | 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 contex ...Read More - View Fulltext |
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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. |
Keywords: | Blast, Foregrounding, Graphological Level, Jasmine, Lexico-Syntactic Level, Morpgholodical Level, Parallelism and Deviation, Stylistics |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).21 |
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Complexity of Home in the Memoir 'Threading my Prayer Rug' by Sabeeha Rehman |
Abstract: | 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. ...Read More - View Fulltext |
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1-Mohsin Zaheer : MS Scholar, Department of Arts & Humanities, COMSATS Islamabad, Pakistan.2-Quratul Ain : MS Scholar, Department of Arts & Humanities, COMSATS Islamabad, Pakistan. |
Keywords: | Home, Belongingness, Plurality, Diaspora, Unhomeliness, Multi-Belongingness and Hybridity |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).22 |
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Gwadar Opening and its Manipulative Intertextual Portrayal in the English Newspaper Editorials of Pakistan |
Abstract: | 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, t ...Read More - View Fulltext |
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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. |
Keywords: | Intertextuality, Manipulations, Newspapers, Editorials |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).23 |
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Page Nos: | 218-231 |
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Challenging the Archetypes: Re-visitation of Fairy Tales |
Abstract: | 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 ...Read More - View Fulltext |
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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. |
Keywords: | Fairy Tales, Deconstruction, Archetypes |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).24 |
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Postmodern Deconstruction of Grand Narratives in Post-Cyberpunk Fiction through Thematic Analysis |
Abstract: | 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 phen ...Read More - View Fulltext |
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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 |
Keywords: | Identity, Artificial Intelligence, Globalization, Posthuman, Metanarratives Phonological Reduction, Verbal Clitics, Complex Predicate, Postpositional Phrase, Pashto |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).25 |
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DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).25 |
Page Nos: | 244-257 |
Volume & Issue: | V-III |
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A Stylistic Analysis of The Good-Morrow by John Donne |
Abstract: | 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
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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. |
Keywords: | Linguistic Style, Hyperboles, Conceits, Grammar, Phonology, Graphology |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).26 |
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DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).26 |
Page Nos: | 258-266 |
Volume & Issue: | V-III |
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Deciphering the Signs in Waiting for Godot: Meaning beyond the Text |
Abstract: | 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
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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. |
Keywords: | Other, Reception, Islamic Perspective, Literary Meaning, Worldview, Signs |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).27 |
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DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).27 |
Page Nos: | 267-274 |
Volume & Issue: | V-III |
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Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis of The Stone Woman by Tariq Ali |
Abstract: | 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
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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. |
Keywords: | CDA, Discrimination, Feminist, Ideology, Patriarchy, Social |
DOI Number: | 10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).28 |
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DOI Link: | http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).28 |
Page Nos: | 275-287 |
Volume & Issue: | V-III |
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