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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2025(X-I).01 10.31703/gpr.2025(X-I).01 Published : Mar 2025Narrative Dynamic in Dawn Newspaper on Israel-Palestine Conflict: A Corpus-Based Discourse Analysis
In the context of international conflicts, the influence of language on ideological formation and political discourse cannot be underestimated. This study investigates how language is employed to construct ideological narratives and political implications within a corpus of news discourse focusing on the Israel-Palestine conflict. The primary objective is to uncover linguistic patterns that reveal biases in media representations of the events in Pakistan. Utilizing Baker's (2023) framework and Transitivity analysis (Halliday 1967), this research scrutinizes linguistic elements such as Keynes, lexical selection, and clause structures across evolving online news narratives circulated by Dawn newspaper. The findings reveal a tendency for news narratives to obscure Israeli involvement in acts of violence while emphasizing actions attributed to Palestinians, highlighting significant shifts in meaning and usage over time. Approximately 75% of analyzed newspaper articles exhibited linguistic biases that framed the conflict. These findings underscore the need for researchers to address these biases critically and advocate for more balanced and transparent reporting practices.
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Corpus-Based Discourse Analysis, Israel-Palestine Conflict, Dawn, Pakistani Newspaper, Sketch Engine, Transitivity
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(1) Gul Khanda
PhD Scholar, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Salma Kalim
Assistant Professor, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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APA : Khanda, G., & Kalim, S. (2025). Narrative Dynamic in Dawn Newspaper on Israel-Palestine Conflict: A Corpus-Based Discourse Analysis. Global Political Review, X(I), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2025(X-I).01
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CHICAGO : Khanda, Gul, and Salma Kalim. 2025. "Narrative Dynamic in Dawn Newspaper on Israel-Palestine Conflict: A Corpus-Based Discourse Analysis." Global Political Review, X (I): 1-15 doi: 10.31703/gpr.2025(X-I).01
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HARVARD : KHANDA, G. & KALIM, S. 2025. Narrative Dynamic in Dawn Newspaper on Israel-Palestine Conflict: A Corpus-Based Discourse Analysis. Global Political Review, X, 1-15.
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MHRA : Khanda, Gul, and Salma Kalim. 2025. "Narrative Dynamic in Dawn Newspaper on Israel-Palestine Conflict: A Corpus-Based Discourse Analysis." Global Political Review, X: 1-15
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OXFORD : Khanda, Gul and Kalim, Salma (2025), "Narrative Dynamic in Dawn Newspaper on Israel-Palestine Conflict: A Corpus-Based Discourse Analysis", Global Political Review, X (I), 1-15
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TURABIAN : Khanda, Gul, and Salma Kalim. "Narrative Dynamic in Dawn Newspaper on Israel-Palestine Conflict: A Corpus-Based Discourse Analysis." Global Political Review X, no. I (2025): 1-15. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2025(X-I).01