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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
Author/s:	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	Details Download
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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
Author/s:	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	Details Download
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Digital Literacy Tools to Enhance English Reading and Writing Skills: A Detailed Literature Review
Abstract:	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
Author/s:	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	Details Download
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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
Author/s:	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	Details Download
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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
Author/s:	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	Details Download
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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
Author/s:	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	Details Download
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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
Author/s:	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	Details Download
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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
Author/s:	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	Details Download
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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
Author/s:	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	Details Download
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Page Nos:	89-96
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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
Author/s:	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.
Keywords:	Khattak Dialect, Yousafzai, Danish Khattak Poetic Work
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2020(V-III).11	Details Download
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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
Author/s:	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	Details Download
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Page Nos:	108-116
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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
Author/s:	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	Details Download
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Page Nos:	117-132
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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
Author/s:	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	Details Download
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Page Nos:	133-141
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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
Author/s:	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	Details Download
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Page Nos:	142-150
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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
Author/s:	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	Details Download
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Page Nos:	151-162
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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
Author/s:	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	Details Download
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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
Author/s:	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	Details Download
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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
Author/s:	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	Details Download
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Page Nos:	183-190
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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
Author/s:	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	Details Download
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Page Nos:	191-199
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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
Author/s:	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	Details Download
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Page Nos:	200-208
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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
Author/s:	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	Details Download
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Page Nos:	209-217
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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
Author/s:	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	Details Download
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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
Author/s:	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	Details Download
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Page Nos:	232-243
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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
Author/s:	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	Details Download
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Page Nos:	244-257
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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 optimistic for upcoming year ...Read More - View Fulltext
Author/s:	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	Details Download
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Page Nos:	258-266
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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 appropriat ...Read More - View Fulltext
Author/s:	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	Details Download
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Page Nos:	267-274
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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 turn, gives p ...Read More
Author/s:	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	Details Download
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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