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Contents Volume VII Issue II (Spring 2022)

Conversation Analysis: A Methodology for Diagnosing Autism
Abstract:	The present study examines the conversational turn-taking patterns in autist-neurotypical talk. The objective of the study is to find out the distinctive features of autist-normal conversations. This study is cross-sectional, descriptive and qualitative in its nature. Recordings are done in anautism center in Lahore for a period of ten days. It is mainly a qualitative study in its nature. Five aut ...Read More - View Fulltext
Author/s:	1-Irfan Abbas: Assistant Professor, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 2-Khalid Ahmed: Associate Professor, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 3-Muhammad Asad Habib: Principal Lecturer, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
Keywords:	Autism, Conversation, Conversation Analysis, Diagnosis, Turn, Overlap
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2022(VII-II).01	Details Download
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Masks of National Liberation: A Study of The Weary Generations and Basti
Abstract:	The present paper analyses issue of the power relationship between the privileged class and the mass who struggled for liberation from British Raj. This power relationship manifests itself first during partition of United India which resulted in emergence of imagined communities. The imagined communities could not remain homogeneous due to a lack of harmony in their priorities and different social ...Read More - View Fulltext
Author/s:	1-Waheed Ahmad Khan: Assistant Professor and Head of Department (Linguistics) University of Haripur, Haripur, KP, Pakistan. 2-Imran Ali: Assistant Professor, Department (Linguistics) University of Haripur, Haripur, KP, Pakistan. 3-Imdad Ali: Lecturer, Department (Linguistics) University of Haripur, Haripur, KP, Pakistan.
Keywords:	Colonisation, Decolonisation, Imagined Communities, The Colonised Bourgeoisie
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2022(VII-II).02	Details Download
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Extension and Continuation of the Colonized Misrepresentation of the Pakhtun Society: An Analysis of the selected Narrative
Abstract:	There has always been a huge debate about the misrepresentation of Pakhtuns. Pakhtuns have always been depicted as barbaric, exotic and uncivilized. Such kind of depiction disenfranchised their actual image throughout the world. Such misrepresentation basically paralyzed the identity and image of the said community. The present study explores Saidian' Co-Optation'' (self-orientalism) as a concept, ...Read More - View Fulltext
Author/s:	1-Muhammad Zahid : Research Scholar 2-Muhammad Arif : Lecturer, Department of English, NUML, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan 3-Humaira Riaz: City University of Science and IT, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
Keywords:	Co-Optation, Pakhtuns, The Wandering Falcon, Misrepresentation, Jamil Ahmad
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2022(VII-II).03	Details Download
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Subject-Verb Agreement in Lasi and English: A Morphosyntactic Analysis
Abstract:	This study investigates the phenomenon of verb agreement (subject-verb agreement) in Lasi and English. This study focuses only on transitive and intransitive verbs of simple tenses to analyze the subject-verb agreement in Lasi. The data have been collected through unstructured interviews with the Lasinatives. The X-bar theory of Haegeman (1994) has been applied as a theoretical framework. Descript ...Read More - View Fulltext
Author/s:	1-Muhammad Azam: Faculty of Languages and Literature, Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences, Uthal, Balochistan, Pakistan. 2-Zahid Ali: Faculty of Languages and Literature, Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences, Uthal, Balochistan, Pakistan 3-Shahida : Faculty of Languages and Literature, Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences, Uthal, Balochistan, Pakistan.
Keywords:	Lasi, English, Subject-Verb Agreement, Inflections, X' Theory
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2022(VII-II).04	Details Download
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Juxtaposing Urdu to English Captions of Facebook/ Metaverse: A Neural Machine Translation Study
Abstract:	Facebook/ Metaverse is a world-leading social networking platform that is equally popular in the world that is equally popular globally Due to the diversity of its users, Facebook is dedicated to improving its Machine Translation (MT) to refine the communication process and remove linguistic hurdles for efficient communication. Recently, Metaverse has started Neural Machine Translation (NMT) for t ...Read More - View Fulltext
Author/s:	1-Zafar Ullah: Instructor, Virtual University, Islamabad, Pakistan. 2-Muhammad Farooq Alam: Assistant Professor, University of NUML, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. 3-Wishma Ihsan: MPhil English Scholar, University of NUML, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Keywords:	Facebook/ Metaverse, Machine Translation (MT), Neural Machine Translation (NMT), Artificial Neural Networks
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2022(VII-II).05	Details Download
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Resistance or Complicity: An Analysis of Ondaatje's Running in the Family as a Postcolonial Text
Abstract:	According to Homi K. Bhahba, mimicry and hybridity are subversive strategies applied by colonized subjects to resist colonial domination that emerged as an ambivalent entity in its Janus faced mission of civilization and subjugation. This paper aims to explore the said postcolonial subversive strategies with reference to Micheal Ondaatje's memoir Running in the Family. Although Ondaatje's memoir i ...Read More - View Fulltext
Author/s:	1-Firdous Khan: Lecturer, National University Of Modern Languages, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. 2-Ejaz Mirza: Assistant Professor, National University Of Modern Languages, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. 3-Memona Fida: Lecturer, National University Of Modern Languages, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
Keywords:	Resistance, Hybridity, Mimicry, Complicity, Ambivalence, Postcolonial
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2022(VII-II).06	Details Download
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Code-Switching in English Language Classroom: A Socio-Pragmatic Study at Undergraduate Level
Abstract:	The present study is concerned with the significance of code-switching as an inevitable pedagogical tool for language learning at the undergraduate level. This research deals with the understanding of language, particularly in the classroom, keeping in view, the context of language learning, using code-switching as a language learning technique to fulfil the socio-pragmatic needs of students. Code ...Read More - View Fulltext
Author/s:	1-Maria Sundas: MPhil Scholar, Department of English (Applied Linguistics), University of Lahore, Sargodha Campus, Punjab Pakistan. 2-Anser Mahmood: Head of Department of English Language and Literature, University of Lahore, Sargodha Campus, Punjab Pakistan. 3-Shoaib Mehmood: Head of Department of English, Government Associate College Lalian, Chiniot, Punjab, Pakistan.
Keywords:	Code Switching, Undergraduate Students, Socio-Pragmatics, Bilingualism, English Language Learning
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2022(VII-II).07	Details Download
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Reflections on English Speaking Anxiety of Engineering Students: Pilot Project
Abstract:	Human beings scream for effective communication skills in this modern age of space technology. The 21st-century demands the engineering universities to address the speaking skill deficiencies of engineering students. This research discovers factors responsible for English speaking anxiety of engineering students. A qualitative research design was implemented and semi-structured interviews were pil ...Read More - View Fulltext
Author/s:	1-Inayatullah Kakepoto: Department of English, Quaid-e- Awam University of Engineering Science and Technology, Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan. 2-Muhammad Saeed Akhter: Department of English, Riphah International University, Faisalabad Campus, Punjab, Pakistan 3-Quratulain Talpur: Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Campus Khairpur Mir's, Sindh, Pakistan.
Keywords:	Reflections, English-speaking Anxiety, Engineering Students
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2022(VII-II).08	Details Download
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University Students' Orientations of Motivation for Learning English Language: A Comparative Study
Abstract:	This study aims to identify and compare students orientations of motivation for learning English language at tertiary level. The quantitative techniques were used to collect and analyze data. The sample of the study was randomly selected from twelve undergraduate programs four universities. The sample was comprised of 500 students, twenty (20) students,from each program of the above three universi ...Read More - View Fulltext
Author/s:	1-Shaista Irshad Khan: Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan. 2-Muhammad Saeed Khan: Associate Professor, Department of Education, The University of Haripur, Haripur, KP, Pakistan. 3-Saddaf Ayub: Associate Professor, Department of Education, The University of Haripur, Haripur, KP, Pakistan
Keywords:	Autism, Conversation, Conversation Analysis, Diagnosis, Turn, Overlap
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2022(VII-II).09	Details Download
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Analysing Meaning Potential in Verbal Art: A Discourse-functional Perspective on Faiz Ahmad Faiz
Abstract:	This paper aims to explore the construal of socio-political meanings in Faiz Ahmad Faiz with a focus on his artistry work titled ‘mujh se pahli si Mohabbat’ to help unfold higher patterns of organization at the level of transitivity choices to reflect the underlying perspective.Drawing on the Systemic Functional Grammar (SFG) for the transitivity analysis (Halliday and Matthiessen, 2014) the s ...Read More
Author/s:	1-Tazanfal Tehseem: Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan. 2-Rabia Faiz: Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan. 3-Sana Nawaz: Lecturer, Department of English, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
Keywords:	Systemic Functional Grammar, Verbal Art, Faiz Ahmad Faiz, Transitivity Analysis, and Ideology
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2022(VII-II).10	Details Download
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Islamic Mysticism and it's Elements in the Poetry of Abdur Rahman Baba
Abstract:	Abdur Rahman Baba, a Pashto Poet, has not been discussed in international literature, very little. The aim of this study is to look deep into the poetry of Abdur Rahman Baba, to find out Islamic Mystical elements like love and subjugation towards Allah, devotion towards Prophet Muhammad, the last messenger, then love, care and concern for humanity. Few characteristics and thoughts from the philoso ...Read More
Author/s:	1-Shahab Ahmad Paracha: Department of English Language and Literature, National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad, Pakistan. 2-Muhammad Arif: Lecturer in English, National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Rawalpindi, Pakistan 3-Ibad Ullah: Lecturer in English, National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Keywords:	Islamic Mysticism, Love of Allah, Belief in Allah, Love of Prophet Muhammad, Morality, Tasawwuf, Sharia, Renunciation of world, Love for fellow human beings.
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2022(VII-II).11	Details Download
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Reconstructing Identity: Self-fashioning in City of Spies by Sorayya Khan
Abstract:	Current Study analyzes the reconstruction strategies of identity adopted by the protagonist in City of spies by keeping the idea of self-fashioning by Greenblatt. The qualitative methodology has been used for analysis in the present research. The primary source of data is Sorayya Khan's novel City of Spies. Data analysis includes the self-fashioning of the protagonist according to the dominant cul ...Read More
Author/s:	1-Sajid Hussain: Lecturer in English, Government Graduate College, Chowk Azam Layyah, Punjab, Pakistan. 2-Muhammad Ali: Lecturer in English, Government Graduate College, Chowk Azam Layyah, Punjab, Pakistan. 3-Muhammad Ahmad Javed: Lecturer in English, Kaims International Law College Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
Keywords:	Self-Fashioning, Self-Identity, Cultural Identity, Postmodernism
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2022(VII-II).12	Details Download
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Opinion Mining of Online Reviews about Certain Islamabad Hotels: A Business Intelligence Study
Abstract:	Online reviews exert significant influence on the sale and purchase of any product. They not only play a prominent role in the selection of hotels but are also eye openers for the hotel managers because they expose problem areas which need dire attention for the upgradation of quality. Browsing big data from multiple online platforms to find reviews is a time-consuming task. Consequently, Business ...Read More
Author/s:	1-Zafar Ullah: Virtual University, Islamabad, Pakistan. 2-Muhammad Uzair: Dean Faculty of Arts and Humanities, NUML, Islamabad, Pakistan. 3-Aiman Tahir: BS English, NUML Islamabad, Pakistan
Keywords:	Business Intelligence, Social Mention Tool, Hotel Reviews, Sentiment Analysis, Opinion Mining
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2022(VII-II).13	Details Download
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Social Injustice causes Frustration in a postmodern era in the Context of John Osborn's play, Look Back in Anger
Abstract:	The current study explores social injustice reflected in John Osborne’s play, Look Back in Anger(1956). John Osborn (1929-1994) is considered to be one of the striking postmodern playwrights. Osborn shrewdly reflects contemporary society in his literary works. His play, Look Back in Anger, is an exact depiction of postwar English society, with all its anxiety and uneasiness. The framework for th ...Read More
Author/s:	1-Raees Khan: Lecturer, Department of English, University of Buner, Buner, KP, Pakistan. 2-Kamran Zeb: Lecturer, Department of English, University of Buner, Buner, KP, Pakistan. 3-Farman Ali: Lecturer, Department of English, Government Degree College No.2 Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
Keywords:	Alienation, Anger, Anxiety, Social Injustice, Identity
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2022(VII-II).14	Details Download
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A Contrastive Analysis of Ideational, Interpersonal and Textual Themes in English and Urdu
Abstract:	The present study deals with metafunctional diversity of thematic relations i.e. ideational, interpersonal and textual in English and Urdu. The objectives are: (1) to describe the functional significance particular to thematic progression (McCabe, 1999) of thematic structures in the English and the Urdu texts, and (2) to discuss how effectively the English thematic structures have been translated ...Read More
Author/s:	1-Humaira Yaqub: PhD Candidate, Department of Applied Linguistics, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. 2-Ansa Ahsan: Lecturer, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan 3-Mubashir Iqbal: Lecturer, University of Narowal, Narowal, Punjab, Pakistan.
Keywords:	Thematic structures, Thematic Progression, Corpus, English, Urdu
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2022(VII-II).15	Details Download
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Comparative Analysis of Twilight in Delhi and A Passage to India through the Lens of Stylistics and Postcolonialism
Abstract:	While focusing on the postcolonial discourse, a comparative analysis of A Passage to India(1924) and Twilight in Delhi (1940) has been carried out.The former writing was composed by western author E.M. Forster while the latter was written by South Asian author Ahmed Ali. In both writings, the center of focus is the effects left by colonizers on colonized land,specifically in terms of culture, norm ...Read More
Author/s:	1-Aseem Majid Rizvi: Assistant Professor, English Department, Iqra University, Karachi, Sindh 2-Aisha Khan : Instructor, English Department, FAST- National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Islamabad, Pakistan 3-Javeriya Hussain : Instructor, English Department, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
Keywords:	Ahmed Ali, E.M. Forster, Postcolonial Discourse, Subcontinent, Orientalism, Stylistics, Language
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2022(VII-II).16	Details Download
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The Portrayal of Violence in the Re-enactment-based Crime Shows: A Case Study of Jurm Bolta Hai and Crime Patrol
Abstract:	This research study examines the content of re-enactment-based crime shows to understand how violence-based crime events are portrayed to the viewers. Quantitative Content Analysis has been executed by the researchers on the two leading T.V.shows of Pakistan and India – Jurm Bolta Hai and Crime Patrol. All the episodes of the selected shows on-aired from the 1st of November 2016 to the 31st of D ...Read More
Author/s:	1-Syeda Mahnoor Shah : MA, Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan. 2-Amir Hamza Marwan: Lecturer, Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan. 3-Ayesha Anwar : Lecturer, College of Home Economics, University of Peshawar, KP, Pakistan
Keywords:	Portrayal, Violence, Re-enactment, Crime Shows, Crime Patrol, Jurm Bolta Hai
DOI Number:	10.31703/glr.2022(VII-II).17	Details Download
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