DEMOCRACY A SWANSONG LEADING TO SIT IN: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF THE SELECTED URDU COLUMNS

Abstract

The current study examines how the language used by the journalist, Ayaz Amir who creates disparate perceptions of the identical visions. The researcher has made an effort to investigate the hidden ideologies of the columnist, whose writing appear in the same publication but who take distinct approaches to the subject. The linguistic methods employed by the two to create reality, impact readers' mental modalities, and convince them towards the intended perception of reality have all been closely examined in this study. The goal of the study is to uncover the hidden ability of language to shape perceptions of reality. The study examined the differences in how the same event and its participants were described and approached within the same nation. It has looked at how ideological differences affect how the world is perceived and presented, as well as how language is used to convey ideologies. The columnist’s accounts of a sequence of events have been rigorously examined in order to achieve the goal of this study. The researcher has noted how they convey reality, build pictures, and vary ideologically. In order to assess how the text is constructed and influenced by the individual ideas, the writing styles employed by the columnist have been examined in this study. These strategies are used to highlight particular facets of reality through linguistic, syntactic, grammatical, and lexical choices. To imply the ideology, journalists purposefully accentuate some parts of a topic rather than pointing out many problems. A piece of knowledge is essentially worthless until it is pertinent to a significant context that lends it internal coherence. Columns and news pieces differ from news reports in that they provide more than just facts; they also subtly communicate a message or viewpoint. To put it another way, journalists create pictures and present the topics from a specific perspective in order to sway and manage public opinion.

Keywords: Democracy, Swansong, Sit in, CDA, Columns, Fairclough