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THE POLITICS OF IDENTITY MARKERS A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF PAKISTANI ENGLISH NEWSPAPERS

10 Pages : 97-106

http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-III).10      10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-III).10      Published : Sep 2024

The Politics of Identity Markers: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Pakistani English Newspapers

    This study looked at how politicians come about with their political identities using identity markers to communicate their ideology(s) and ideas in political discourse. This study attempted to examine such identifying markers employed by Imran Khan (PTI), Fazal-ur-Rehman (JUI-F), Nawaz Sharif (PML-N), and Bilawal Bhutto (PPP) in Dawn and The Express Tribune news between 2018 and 2023. Data was obtained from the sites of a number of newspapers using a qualitative research method, using Fairclough's 3D model. Important markers of identification were phrases such as youth, corruption, accountability, and Naya Pakistan (new Pakistan), as well as cultural symbols, like flags and turbans. The ongoing use of pronouns, metaphors, and authoritative language by politicians helped to make societal topics such as power dynamics, corruption, and development lively. It is found that Fairclough's approach to the analysis of political identity markers can be put to good use.

    Identity Markers, Political Leaders, Textual, Discursive, Explanation
    (1) Arshad Khan
    M.Phil Scholar, Department of English, National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Rawalpindi Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Farooq Alam
    Assistant Professor, Department of English, National University of Modern Languages, (NUML) Rawalpindi Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Umar Razzaq
    M.Phil Scholar, Department of English, National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Rawalpindi Campus, Punjab, Pakistan.

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    APA : Khan, A., Alam, M. F., & Razzaq, M. U. (2024). The Politics of Identity Markers: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Pakistani English Newspapers. Global Political Review, IX(III), 97-106. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-III).10
    CHICAGO : Khan, Arshad, Muhammad Farooq Alam, and Muhammad Umar Razzaq. 2024. "The Politics of Identity Markers: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Pakistani English Newspapers." Global Political Review, IX (III): 97-106 doi: 10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-III).10
    HARVARD : KHAN, A., ALAM, M. F. & RAZZAQ, M. U. 2024. The Politics of Identity Markers: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Pakistani English Newspapers. Global Political Review, IX, 97-106.
    MHRA : Khan, Arshad, Muhammad Farooq Alam, and Muhammad Umar Razzaq. 2024. "The Politics of Identity Markers: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Pakistani English Newspapers." Global Political Review, IX: 97-106
    MLA : Khan, Arshad, Muhammad Farooq Alam, and Muhammad Umar Razzaq. "The Politics of Identity Markers: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Pakistani English Newspapers." Global Political Review, IX.III (2024): 97-106 Print.
    OXFORD : Khan, Arshad, Alam, Muhammad Farooq, and Razzaq, Muhammad Umar (2024), "The Politics of Identity Markers: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Pakistani English Newspapers", Global Political Review, IX (III), 97-106
    TURABIAN : Khan, Arshad, Muhammad Farooq Alam, and Muhammad Umar Razzaq. "The Politics of Identity Markers: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Pakistani English Newspapers." Global Political Review IX, no. III (2024): 97-106. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2024(IX-III).10