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Volume-IV

, Issue-II

(SPRING 2019)



01 - Aspects of Discourse Stream Analysis

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).01
10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).01      Published : Jun 2019

    The huge proliferation of textual (and other data) in digital and organisational sources has led to new techniques of text analysis. The potential thereby unleashed may be underpinned by further theoretical developments to the theory of Discourse Stream Analysis (DSA) as presented here. These include the notion of change in the discourse stream in terms of discourse stream fronts, linguistic eleme... Details
    Big textual data, discourse, tense and time, sentiment, fake news
    (1) Mark Perkins
    CEO (Chief Executive Office), Repindex Ltd, Cambridge, UK.

02 - Deeper into the Wilderness of Feminine Psyche in the Scarlet Letter and Raja Gid

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).02
10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).02      Published : Jun 2019

    The present study is aimed at exploring psychological conflicts in thefemale protagonists of Hawthornes The Scarlet Letter and Qudsias Raja Gidh. This study, in the parameters of psychoanalytical interpretation, explicitly describes the profound influence of aql and ego on Hester and Seemi, as they cross the ethical restrictions of morality, become tortured by remorse, and finally try to compensat... Details
    Psyche, conscious, aq'l, ego
    (1) Samina Amin Qadir
    Vice Chancelor, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Shumaila Mazhar
    Associate Professor,, Department of English, SBK Womens University, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
    (3) Fouzia Rahman Khan
    Associate Professor, Department of English, SBK Womens University, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan

03 - Marriage and the Exploitation of Women: A Case-Study of The Bell Jar by Sylvia P

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).03
10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).03      Published : Jun 2019

    The present is a case study with a special focus on the institution of marriage which is inflicted upon women for their exploitation as represented in the selected text. This objective has been realized through a text-based exploration of the exploitation of female members of the society in the name of marriage. The selected text has been analyzed in light of feminist ideology. The research highli... Details
    domestic life, female exploitation, marriage, patriarchal totalitarianism, Sylvia Plath.
    (1) Maryam Imtiaz
    Lecturer, Department of English, BZ University, Lodhran Campus, Lodhran, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Asif Khan
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, GC University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Aamer Shaheen
    Lecturer, English Literature, GC University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.

04 - Agha Shahid Ali: Hyphenated Identities as a Tool for Understanding the Diasporic

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).04
10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).04      Published : Jun 2019

    The question of identity lies at the nucleus of literary theory, as well as socio-political discourse. The classification of ones identity is often used to analyze and better understand the work of many authors and their lives. However, the issue that arises regarding these questions is the urge to simplify identity as linear and monolithic. This proves problematic as such an approach overlooks ma... Details
    Agha Shahid Ali, Diaspora, Diasporic Literature, English Literature, Hyphenated Identity, Identity, Metaphor
    (1) Muhammad Kazim Hussain
    Scholar, Department of English Literature, Otto-Friedrich-Universitat Bamberg, Germany.
    (2) Mahwish Zeeshan
    Scholar, Anthropology, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Christoph Houswitschka
    Professor, Department of English Literature, Otto-Friedrich-Universitat, Bamberg, Germany

05 - Manipulating the Reader: Literary Stylistics Analysis of James Joyces A Portrait

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).05
10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).05      Published : Jun 2019

    This study unveils some strategies deployed by James Joyce to manipulate the reader when they experience textual patterns to decipher meaning from the text. Investigating Joyces A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, this study delves into how the reader is pragmatically positioned and cognitively (mis)directed as Joyce guides their attention and influences their judgment. Thus, the text is a to... Details
    Manipulating the Reader, Discourse Presentation, Speech Acts, Speech, Writing and Thought Presentation
    (1) Muhammad Ajmal
    Assistant Professor, Department of English Language & Literature, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Ayaz Afsar
    Dean, Languages and Literature, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Mehwish Malghani
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Sardar Bahadur Khan Womens University, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.

06 - Going Against the grain: An FPDA of The Epic of Gilgamesh

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).06
10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).06      Published : Jun 2019

    The aspects of ones identity are positioned within a context prescribed by culture and they are according to cultural expectation. The present study aims to add/explore power dynamics that are embedded in the discourses of Ishtar and Shamhat. This study is concerned with how in The Epic of Gilgamesh, the two female characters: Ishtar and Shamhat are received and perceived by their immediate audien... Details
    (1) Samreen Zaheer
    Lecturer, Department of English, National University of Modern Languages, Quetta Campus, Balochistan, Pakistan.
    (2) Farzana Masroor
    Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities, Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

07 - Fostering Learner Autonomy through Foreign Language Learning Strategies among Pa

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).07
10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).07      Published : Jun 2019

    Learner autonomy refers to the practical situations and interventions of learning, where individual independence of a learner is given more attention (Smith, 2008). Learner autonomy (LA) can be promoted in foreign language classrooms by using foreign language learning strategies and it can pave the way for successful learning outcomes (Kim, 2013). Foreign language learning strategies (FLLS) are th... Details
    Learner autonomy (LA), Foreign language learning strategies (FLLS), English as a foreign language
    (1) Ayesha Butt
    Lecturer, TESOL, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Uzma Quraishi
    Vice Chancellor, Women University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Sameera Ayub Bhatti
    Lecturer, Lahore School of Accountancy and Finance, The University of Lahore (UOL), Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

08 - Intertextual Elements Highlighting the Postmodernist Features of Tangled (2010)

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).08
10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).08      Published : Jun 2019

    The present study focuses on one of the contemporary American fairy tale movies to analyze the postmodernist aspects present in these movies. The researcher has selected the movie Tangled released in 2010 for this purpose, it is a remake of the famous fairy tale Rapunzel recorded by famous fairy tale writers, Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. One of the most prominent patterns of analyzing the movies throu... Details
    Postmodernism, Intertextuality, Hypertext, Hypotext, Fairy Tales
    (1) Mehwish Ali Khan
    Lecturer, Department of Englislh, Sardar Bahadur Khan Womens University, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
    (2) Fouzia Rehman Khan
    Assistant Professor, Sardar Bahadur Khan Womens University, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.

09 - Exploring Intertextuality as Adaptation in Pakistani TV Advertisements

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).09
10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).09      Published : Jun 2019

    The aim of the present study is to investigate the different aspects of intertextuality as adaptation in Pakistani TV advertisements. The target of advertising companies is to persuade their consumers, so they use different approaches for this purpose and intertextuality is one of them. To investigate the problem the following research question has been designed: Which aspects of intertextuality d... Details
    Advertisement, Intertextuality, Adaptation, Consumer, Persuasion, Citation, Reference, Allusion, Translation
    (1) Amina Khalid
    Lecturer, Department of Linguistics and Communications, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Arshad Ali Khan
    Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics and Communications, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Faiza Abid
    Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics and Communications, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

10 - Politics of Identity: The Face of Islam in the International E-Media

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).10
10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).10      Published : Jun 2019

    The portrayal of Islam in a hostile relationship with rationality, liberty, and tolerance, leads to a politics of identity were a marginalized community embattles to re-affirm and resist the tarnished face. The bigoted perception of Islam as a political, economic, and social threat reinforces the unfounded Islamophobia and needs production of counter-narrative by scholars and researchers believing... Details
    Discourse Historical Approach (DHA), Discriminating Discourse, Socio Semiotic Analysis, Polarizing Discourse.
    (1) Sarwet Rasul
    Associate Professor, Department of English, Fatima Jinnah University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Azka Khan
    Lecturer, Post Graguate College PAF, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Shumaila Mazhar
    Associate Professor, Department of English, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women University, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.

11 - Incredulity Towards Metanarratives: A GenderBased Study of Sultanas Dream by Roq

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).11
10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).11      Published : Jun 2019

    Patriarchy has always been a dominant metanarrative among different societies, hence controlling all other power centered notions too. The ones affected, for instance, women started retaliating against dominance but postmodernism gave them a platform. Roqqeya Sakahwat Hussein in 1905 wrote a short story Sultanas Dream A qualitative based study, utilizing textual analysis has been done to look at S... Details
    Incredulity, Metanarratives, Gender, Stereotyping
    (1) Mehwish Malghani
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, SBK Womens University Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
    (2) Mehwish Ali Khan
    Lecturer, Department of English, SBK Womens University Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.
    (3) Hina Naz
    Lecturer, Department of English, SBK Womens University Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.

12 - The Portrayal of Pakistani Diaspora Students in Shamsies Fiction

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).12
10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).12      Published : Jun 2019

    Going to the advanced countries for higher education has been in vogue for long. There is a considerable rise in the number of international students in USA universities. This paper explores how Shamsie portrays interaction among international students. It is delimited to the analysis of Shamsies two novels: Salt and Saffron, and Kartoghraphy applying textual analysis as a research method. The ins... Details
    Diaspora, International Students, Assimilation, and Belonging
    (1) Rubina Kamran
    Professor, Department of English, Foundation University Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Asma Zahoor
    Associate Professor, Head, Department of Mass Communication, Women University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.

13 - Revisiting Paul Kanes Wanderings of an Artist Among the Indians of North America

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).13
10.31703/glr.2019(IV-II).13      Published : Jun 2019

    Paul Kanes paintings and sketches which form the basis of Wanderings of an Artist, were made with the aim of presenting an "extensive series of illustrations of the characteristics, habits and scenery of the country and its inhabitants." However, a careful and detailed reading of his paintings and writings show that he actually violated the trust that the American Indians placed in him by depictin... Details
    Theory of Propaganda, Conventionalized Significance, Critical Inquiry, Skepticism, Distortion of Facts
    (1) Shaheena Ayub Bhatti
    Professor, Department of English, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Ghulam Murtaza
    Associate Professor, Department of English, Government College University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
    (3) Aamir Shehzad
    Associate Professor, Department of English, Government College of Commerce & Management Sciences, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.