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THE USE OF CRICKET JARGON IN PAKISTANI MEDIA

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gdpmr.2023(VI-II).04      10.31703/gdpmr.2023(VI-II).04      Published : Jun 2023

The Use of Cricket Jargon in Pakistani Media

Abstract

    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 Dimension Model. The researchers collected data from January 2021 to September 2022. The data was taken from politicians' speeches, media news channels, and Twitter. The results of this research show that nowadays politicians use cricket jargon to express their thoughts, feelings, and emotions. Politicians and the media of Pakistan use cricket jargon for different purposes, if they condemn, praise, support, and ridicule someone then they use cricket jargon.

    Cricket Jargon, Political Speeches, Media news Channels, Twitter

    (1) Kainat Rafi
    BS Graduate, Department of English, University of Buner, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Shakir Ullah
    Lecturer, Department of English, University of Buner, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Mehnaz Bibi
    BS Graduate, Department of English, University of Buner, KP, Pakistan.
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    CHICAGO : Rafi, Kainat, Shakir Ullah, and Mehnaz Bibi. 2023. "The Use of Cricket Jargon in Pakistani Media." Global Digital & Print Media Review, VI (II): 38-47 doi: 10.31703/gdpmr.2023(VI-II).04

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    HARVARD : RAFI, K., ULLAH, S. & BIBI, M. 2023. The Use of Cricket Jargon in Pakistani Media. Global Digital & Print Media Review, VI, 38-47.

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    MHRA : Rafi, Kainat, Shakir Ullah, and Mehnaz Bibi. 2023. "The Use of Cricket Jargon in Pakistani Media." Global Digital & Print Media Review, VI: 38-47

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    MLA : Rafi, Kainat, Shakir Ullah, and Mehnaz Bibi. "The Use of Cricket Jargon in Pakistani Media." Global Digital & Print Media Review, VI.II (2023): 38-47 Print.

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    OXFORD : Rafi, Kainat, Ullah, Shakir, and Bibi, Mehnaz (2023), "The Use of Cricket Jargon in Pakistani Media", Global Digital & Print Media Review, VI (II), 38-47

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