Shakir Ullah

• PhD Student at Air University

This research aims to provide a comprehensive representation of the intricate phonological processes involved in Pashto noun pluralization. The study focuses on identifying these phonological processes, examining the patterns of plural formation, and understanding their implications for Pashto's phonological structure. To obtain the objectives of t...

This research aims to explore the controversial representation of women in Pashto proverbs. It delves into the cultural significance of these proverbs and their impact on gender roles and perceptions. Through a deep analysis of a distinct set of Pashto proverbs, this study explores the common stereotypes, biases, and gender-based discrimination fix...

The purpose of this research is to find out the cricket jargons that are used in politics and media after the political speeches of former cricketer Imran Khan. The purpose of the study is to investigate the unknown views of politicians and media. The nature of the study is fully qualitative for data collection and is based on Fairclough Three Dime...

The present study aims to look into the problems faced by Pashto L1 teachers in the pronunciation of English labiodental voiced and voiceless fricatives /f/ and /v/. The study also focusses on their effects on the pronunciation of English the students at secondary level. For investigating the problem and revealing the reasons of problematic phoneme...

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 i...

The dexterous use of language is crucial to convey feelings, emotions, likes, dislikes or to emphasize an idea. Politicians are known for exercising their power through discourse, which is mostly carried out through the tool of persuasion which is the central key of political discourse that attracts the audience. Persuasion can be carried out throu...

The use of rhetorical devices practiced in antiquity in Aristotle's time and reached to the present through Renaissance (Goodnight, 2014). These devices impart color to the meanings. The focus remains here on rhetorical devices as it has been the burgeoning interest of researchers. This paper tends to delve similes used by political leaders in thei...