Use of Slang Language in Imran Khan's Political Speeches
The purpose of this study is to find out the slang expressions that are used in the path of political speeches of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan, who has been the Prime Minister from August 18, 2018 to April 10, 2022. The study was based on the qualitative method where the researchers aim to discover and detect Imran Khan's informal impressions taken from his political speeches. There are two types of language expression; one is standard language expression and other is non-standard language expression and non-standard language is also known as slang language expression. To fulfill the objectives of the present study, the research collected data from Imran Khan's political speeches. The data was examined through the theory of Allan and Burridge (2006), which divides slang expressions into 5 types. They are fresh and creative, 2) flippant, 3) imitative, 4) acronyms, and 5) clipping. The results showed that there were many slang words that are totally inappropriate in public, but were still used by him. Among them, the most used words are fresh and flippant types.
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Political Speeches, Imran Khan, Slang Expression
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(1) Mehnaz Bibi
BS Graduate, Department of English, University of Buner, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Shakir Ullah
Lecturer, Department of English, University of Buner, KP, Pakistan.
(3) Kainat Rafi
BS Graduate, Department of English, University of Buner, KP, Pakistan.
Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) Government through the Lense of Print Media: Exploring the Predominant Narratives
Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) was a significant political alliance formed in 2020, comprising major opposition parties in Pakistan. The PDM came into power as a result of a 'no-confidence-motion' (NCM) against the then Prime Minister Mr Imran Khan in April 2022. The NCM and its consequences are very interesting given the fact that this 'political move' was very first of its kind in the history of Pakistan which resulted in the toppling of a democratically elected PM. The move and its subsequent political result i.e. the formation of the PDM government received a variety of coverage in the media. This study is an attempt to explore the coverage of PDM government-related issues by dailies The Dawn and The News International from February 2022 to August 2022. This research is an attempt to determine and analyze the predominant narratives produced by the selected newspapers regarding the PDM government in their editorials.
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PDM, No-Confidence-Motion, Imran Khan, Content Analysis, Framing
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(1) Syed Abid Ali Bukhari
PhD Scholar, Department of Media Studies, Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Nadia Saleem
Assistant Professor, Department of Mass Communication, Virtual University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Waqar Ahmad
Independent Researcher, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.