Stylistic Analysis of Pakistani Diasporic English Writer through Leech and Short Model

Zaheer Ahmad Tabassam; Dr. Tamsila Naeem; Dr. Hassan Shakeel Shah

Zaheer Ahmad Tabassam Lecturer of English, Zakaiya Girls College & University Campus, Arifwala.
Dr. Tamsila Naeem Assistant Professor, Department of Linguistics and Communications, University of Management and Technology, Lahore.
Dr. Hassan Shakeel Shah Associate Professor, Department of Islamic Thought and Civilization, University of Management and Technology, Lahore.

Abstract

This qualitative descriptive research attempts to explore the stylistic characteristics in which a language is examined and discussed of selected novel Their Language of Love (2013) written by Bapsi Sidhwa by applying Leech and Short Model presented in 2013. Highly relevant excerpts are selected through purposive sampling technique. The assorted excerpts are interpreted by highlighting the stylistic features, used by the novelist. The findings show that Bapsi Sidhwa uses literary devices as tool to make her writings attractive and interesting for her readers. She tries to gain attention of her readers through the use of specific literary devices. Hypothetically, this study is likely to give academic support by elevating the understanding of literary texts relating to the learning of stylistics piloted by the teachers and the scholars of Linguistics and Literature.

Keywords: Stylistic Analysis, Diasphoric Writer, Leech and Short Model, Literary Texts.