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01 - Investigating the Tenets of Post-structuralism in George Orwell's Animal Farm

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-III).01
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-III).01      Published : Sep 2022

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    In literary theory, the term Post-structuralism is a prominent concept which is built upon structuralism and at the same time it negates the ideas associated with that. Though post-structuralists all present different critiques of structuralism, common themes among them include the rejection of the self-sufficiency of structuralism, as well as an interrogation of the binary oppositions that const... Details

    Post-Structuralism, Deconstruction, Power, Knowledge, Logocentricism, Allegory, Decenter

    (1) Nazia Hassan Khan
    M. Phil English Researcher, Department of Linguistics & Literature, Qurtuba University of Science and Information Technology, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Marriam Bashir
    Assistant Professor, School of English, Faculty of Languages, Minhaj University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Raj Wali Khan
    Islamia College Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
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02 - Interior Monologue as a Stylistic Device in Constructing the Character of Santia

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-III).02
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-III).02      Published : Sep 2022

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    The current investigation takes up Ernest Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea and provides a corpus-based analysis by selecting monologues as data for this study. The focal point of this corpus analysis is to highlight and identify textual features in the construction of the character of Santiago. This study goes for a corpus stylistic analysis of the selected text and unravels textual featu... Details

    Corpus Stylistics, Monologues, Pronouns, Character Analysis

    (1) Saima Perveen
    Visiting Lecturer, NFC Institute of Engineering and Technology, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Shaista Ghazanfar
    Lecturer, Division of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Education, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muddasra Nasir
    Adjunct Faculty, Institute of Southern Punjab, Multan, Pakistan.
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03 - Analyzing the social and ideological effects of 9/11: A Meta-critical analysis o

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-III).03
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-III).03      Published : Sep 2022

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    This study explains the social, economic, geographical and political imprints of an imposed war as a result of an unfortunate incident known to the world as 9/11.The study specifically unveils the traumatic effects of the identity that the West has related to symbolising Muslims and Islam. The purpose of the study is to bring under discussion the opinionated and judgmental approach of Western nati... Details

    9/11 War, Traumatic effects of Tri-Nation War, Islamic Symbols, Resemblance, Appearance, Sikhs, Muslims

    (1) Sana Riaz
    Demonstrator in English, Department Of English, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Marina khan
    Lecturer, Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Saddam Ul Islam
    Lecturer in English, Department of English & Applied Linguistics, University of Lakki Marwat, KP, Pakistan.
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04 - A Corpus-based Analysis of Lexical Cohesion in Charles Dickens's Great Expectati

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-III).04
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-III).04      Published : Sep 2022

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    This study endeavours to dissect the lexical items in Charles Dickens's Great Expectations. The researchers applied corpus-based analysis to get the statistical results and the software which has been used as a tool in this study is AntConc 3.5.8. Three main features have been investigated in detail which are collocations, function words and their frequency of these. This statistical study will he... Details

    Corpus Analysis, Cohesive Devices, Great Expectations, Textual Meanings

    (1) Muhammad Ajmal
    Associate Professor, Department of Linguistics & Literature, Qurtuba University of Science and Information Technology, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Samina Rana
    Associate Professor of English, Higher Education Department, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Safia Siddiqui
    Assistant Professor, Department of English (Literature), The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
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05 - A Deconstructive Analysis of Mohsin Hamid's Moth Smoke

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-III).05
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-III).05      Published : Sep 2022

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    The aim of the current study is to deconstruct the foremost idea of individuals' struggle in Moth Smoke by Mohsin Hamid. Deconstruction theory states that language is a system of signs (signifier/signified) and, more distinctively, a system of binary oppositions, differences and contradictions. With the application of the Difference, as a tool, the study tries to investigate the non-centricity and... Details

    Binary Opposition, Deconstruction, Derrida, Referance, Signs, Mohsin Hamid

    (1) Shamsa Faiz
    M. Phil English Researcher, Department of Linguistics & Literature, Qurtuba University of Science and Information Technology, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Iqra Fatima
    Lecturer, English Language Centre, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Ajmal
    Associate Professor of English, Department of Linguistics & Literature, Qurtuba University of Science and Information Technology, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.
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06 - Foreign Language Learners' Opinion about English Pronunciation as Communicative

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-III).06
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-III).06      Published : Sep 2022

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    The study was conducted to 'investigate ESL students' attitudes about English pronunciation as a communicative hurdle and to explore the effects of ESL students' attitudes about English pronunciation as a communicative hurdle'. This research utilizes the mixed method approach and for the proper execution of this work, the researcher collected data through a questionnaire. Research data were analyz... Details

    Communicative Hurdle, English Pronunciation, External Communicative Barrier, Foreign Language Learners

    (1) Humaira Akbar
    Visiting Lecturer, Department of English, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Saeed Ahmad
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Yousuf
    English Teacher, Govt. Higher Secondary School Samina, Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan.
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07 - Construal of Political Identity in News Headlines: An Inquiry into Memogate Sca

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-III).07
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-III).07      Published : Sep 2022

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    This paper explores the linguistic construal of political identity in Memogate Scandal in Pakistan with a focus on its discursive construction in a way that portrays the main stakeholders: Government, Opposition and the former Pakistani Ambassador to the US. The linguistic choices which are significant to key aspects of identity discourses within a coherent framework reflect the underlying ideolog... Details

    News Reporting, Political Identity, Memogate Scandal, Ideology, and Transitivity

    (1) Tazanfal Tehseem
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
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08 - A New Historicist Critique of Institutional Failure in Aatir's Straggling Throug

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-III).08
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-III).08      Published : Sep 2022

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    Straggling through Fire is the creative critique of the deterioration of democratic socio-political institutions of Pakistan. Contemporary socio-cultural and political circumstances reflect the plight and sufferings of the masses. They are deprived of their fundamental human rights. New historicism propounds the idea of studying a text within its context. It comprehends literature in its socio-cul... Details

    Pakistani English Poetry, New Historicism, Institutional Failure, Proemistry

    (1) Amna
    Honorary Lecturer in English, Government Graduate College for Women Samanabad, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Nageen Riaz
    M. Phil Scholar, Institute of Southern Punjab, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Ijaz
    Lecturer in English, Government College University Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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09 - Perceptions of English Language Learners about E-Learning during COVID-19 Pandem

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-III).09
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-III).09      Published : Sep 2022

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    The COVID-19 Pandemic has had an impact on almost every sector including education, the economy, lifestyle, and health. Several educational institutions all over the world have totally shifted to virtual education. The goal of this study is to examine how English language learners in Pakistan's ESL (English as a Second Language) setting perceive online learning during the Covid-19 outbreak at Koha... Details

    COVID-19, Perceptions, E-learning, English Language

    (1) Shabnam Parveen
    Mphil Scholar in applied linguistics, Department of English, University of Science and Technology, Kohat, KP, Pakistan.
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10 - Fear and Anxiety in the Novel: A Case of Exploding Mangoes

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-III).10
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-III).10      Published : Sep 2022

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    This research investigates the atmosphere of anxiety and fear as prevalent in the novel A Case of Exploding Mangoes by Muhammad Hanif. To execute the current study the researcher applied Freud's theory of personality development and psychoanalysis. The major character of the novel General Zia ul Haq exercised his strong power and controlled the Government of Pakistan by the takeover of the militar... Details

    Anxiety, Fear, Psychology, Stress

    (1) Sara Khan
    PhD Scholar, Department of English, Women University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Asmat A. Sheikh
    Associate Professor, Department of English, Women University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
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11 - The Impact of Explicit Corrective Feedback on Learning English Conditional Sente

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-III).11
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-III).11      Published : Sep 2022

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    This study investigates the impact of corrective feedback on enhancing the student's ability to correctly use English conditional sentences. The study used a quasi-experimental design for data analysis. The data was collected from a sample of hundred students selected through a convenient sampling technique studying English in 9th class in English medium schools in Upper Dir. The homogeneous resul... Details

    Complex Structures, Corrective Feedback, English Conditionals, Explicit, Implicit

    (1) Khalid Shah
    M.Phil. Scholar, Department of English, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Ghani Rahman
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Arif Khan
    M.Phil. Scholar, Department of English, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
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12 - A Stylistics Analysis of Taufiq Rafat's Reflection

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/glr.2022(VII-III).12
10.31703/glr.2022(VII-III).12      Published : Sep 2022

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    This paper aimed to elaborate Taufiq Rafat’s poem “Reflection” with the help of stylistic analysis.The method of this paper is qualitative and quantitative.Two type of data has been collected by the writer of this paper one type of data is primary data poem Reflection while another one is secondary data articles, other research paper and online website etc. This paper seens throu... Details

    Style, Stylistics, Phonological, Lexical and Morphological

    (1) Zaheena Ayaz
    BS Graduate, Department of English, University of Buner, Buner, KP, Pakistan
    (2) Sardar Ali
    Lecturer, Department of English, University of Buner, Buner, KP, Pakistan
    (3) Nazish
    Lecturer, Women University Mardan, KP, Pakistan
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