http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2022(VII-II).04
10.31703/gpr.2022(VII-II).04
Published : Jun 2022
Political Resistance on Social Media: An Evaluation of Figurative Language
The use of resistance against 'power' is prevalent in the politics on social media, which is practised in different forms like pictures, and comments showing anger or hate. So, this study highlights the linguistic specifications of language's use in political resistance on social media by underlining figurative language. The study follows the theoretical base of Foucault's studies (1977) and(1982) by pinning the concept of 'resistance'. For this purpose,Facebook's public group named as PTI TIGERS was selected(because of the high number of group members) to take the data.Data was narrowed down to the specific content. Through the use of figurative speech, different focused aspects and intentions of political resistance show the semantic complexity of using resistance-based figurative expressions by the public.
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Social Media, Politics, Political Resistance, Figurative Language
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(1) Hafiz Syed Muhammad Yasir
Department of Linguistics and Communications, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Arshad Ali Khan
Department of Linguistics and Communications, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Amina Khalid
Department of Linguistics and Communications, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Yasir, H. S. M., Khan, A. A., & Khalid, A. (2022). Political Resistance on Social Media: An Evaluation of Figurative Language. Global Political Review, VII(II), 23 - 30. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2022(VII-II).04
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CHICAGO : Yasir, Hafiz Syed Muhammad, Arshad Ali Khan, and Amina Khalid. 2022. "Political Resistance on Social Media: An Evaluation of Figurative Language." Global Political Review, VII (II): 23 - 30 doi: 10.31703/gpr.2022(VII-II).04
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HARVARD : YASIR, H. S. M., KHAN, A. A. & KHALID, A. 2022. Political Resistance on Social Media: An Evaluation of Figurative Language. Global Political Review, VII, 23 - 30.
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MHRA : Yasir, Hafiz Syed Muhammad, Arshad Ali Khan, and Amina Khalid. 2022. "Political Resistance on Social Media: An Evaluation of Figurative Language." Global Political Review, VII: 23 - 30
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MLA : Yasir, Hafiz Syed Muhammad, Arshad Ali Khan, and Amina Khalid. "Political Resistance on Social Media: An Evaluation of Figurative Language." Global Political Review, VII.II (2022): 23 - 30 Print.
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OXFORD : Yasir, Hafiz Syed Muhammad, Khan, Arshad Ali, and Khalid, Amina (2022), "Political Resistance on Social Media: An Evaluation of Figurative Language", Global Political Review, VII (II), 23 - 30
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TURABIAN : Yasir, Hafiz Syed Muhammad, Arshad Ali Khan, and Amina Khalid. "Political Resistance on Social Media: An Evaluation of Figurative Language." Global Political Review VII, no. II (2022): 23 - 30. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2022(VII-II).04