Browsing by Author "RASHIDA MANZOOR"

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    Partitivity of partititive
    (UMT Lahore, 2012) RASHIDA MANZOOR
    This dissertation aims to look at the syntactic structure of Partitive in the nominal complex. For this purpose it will attempt to analyze the structures of the various Partitive constructions examining their form, function, characteristic features and types (like Partitive and Pseudopartitive). It will also focus on the meaning component primarily from the syntactical, and secondarily from Semantic perspective. An attempt will also be made at a comparison and contrast between Partitive and Pseudopartitive, and N-Partitive and Q-Partitive respectively, looking at any relationship that may exist between the either. The syntactic behavior of Partitive in adjectival modification and its syntactical positioning like fronting, extraposition, and recursion will also be analyzed. The close syntactic similarities and differences between Partitive and genitive structures will also be examined. The data for the analysis will be collected from English. Chapter 1 will introduce the problems related with the syntax of Partitive in the noun-phrase. Chapter 2 will look at the literature review related with the subject. Chapter 3 will looked at the microsyntax of Partitive in some detail by examining its various grammatical forms, functions, and salient features. Chapter 4 will consider the major types of Partitives namely Entity Partitive and Mass Partitive bringing out their inter-relationship. Chapter 5 will make a contrastive analysis of Partitive and Pseudopartitive structures. Chapter 6 will make an investigation of Quantified Partitives looking at their syntactic characteristics. Chapter no 7 will study the similarities and differences of Partitive and genitive constructions. Chapter no 8 will conclude the dissertation.
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    The acquisition of pragmatic competence and the implication of the critical period hypothesis
    (UMT Lahore, 2012) RASHIDA MANZOOR
    The following research work was intended to know the pragmatic interpretation of universal declaration of human rights by Pakistani youth. The attempt was to highlight the implicit factors from cognitive, social, historical, cultural and political contexts by which the interpretation of even a universally accepted document gets varied. Cultural diversity and its relationship to interpretation of Universal Declaration of human rights were, thus, the focus of this research. For this a random sample of Pakistani students at post graduate level from all over Pakistan was selected. Their opinions and interpretations about this particular charter were then collected through questionnaire and in-group discussions and informal interviews. The collected data was then analyzed through Likert Scale. The results proved that a significant cultural bias against United Nations and the West is dangerously affecting the pragmatic interpretation of this particular charter, thus require practical measures to protect basic human rights around the world.