Browsing by Author "Rehana Yasmin Anjum"

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    Evaluation of intelligibility debate from the perspective of Pakistani English practitioners
    (University of Management and Technology, 2013) Rehana Yasmin Anjum
    The English language came to the subcontinent through the British who ruled it for more than 100 years in the 17th century. Now the people of Pakistanand India are sandwiched between a more formal, sophisticated and literal English Language of the British and informal and casual English Language of the Americans. English is a lingua Franca which is acknowledged as a store house of knowledge and window onto world. At the start of the 21st century, most applied linguists were familiar with the fact that English is now spoken by a considerably greater number of non-native speakers than the native speakers. This incipient change in the status of English as an International language has opened a new vista of debate, namely, the intelligibility debate. It is assumed that English as an International Language has attained such a niche that its ownership by some group or some nation cannot be accepted as an authority, as it is connecting people across the globe through its mutual intelligibility trait. Those who can use it proficiently and even have command over its idiomatic use, whatever accent they may have must be acknowledged. The idea of following RP has been challenged by linguists like Jennifer Jenkins,Barbra Sieldhofer, Jonna Przedlacka, Katerzyna,etc and defended by Peter Trudgill and others insisting on the importance of a standard accent to be followed. This school says that every language has its own peculiar patterns which should be maintained while acquiring it otherwise that particular language will lose its peculiar flavor and identity and would gradually be lost like many other languages which could not resist simplification campaigns and eventually lost their originality. The current study explores this issue in Pakistani academic situation with a survey based on the views of students and teachers through a questionnaire. The results show that both groups are in favor of an eclectic approach that is approved worldwide to facilitate convenience and ease without compromising the minimum standard.
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    FORENSIC LINGUISTICS: DECODING MAJOR THEMES OF LEGALESE AND ITS PROSPECTS IN PAKISTAN
    (UMT, Lahore, 2023) Rehana Yasmin Anjum
    Law is a code. It shapes life of the people through its power which is exercised through language in the courts. The language of law is called legalese which is a complex code both as a jargon as well as a register. Linguists, the language experts are of a great help to understand this complex code therefore they are working as professional experts all over the world. They are well versed with the knowledge of Linguistics therefore they offer expert opinion at different stages of legal process such as during the investigation, trial, and adjudication at different law institutions. They offer help in investigation in traditional as well as in non-traditional ways of investigation.. This study aims at empowering people with the knowledge of language used in legal conditions, which is called Forensic Linguistics. This research undertakes to highlight the multifaceted importance of Forensic Linguistics as a subject, as a discipline and a forensic linguist as an expert exploring legalese with the help of legal corpora in Pakistan.