https://journals.umt.edu.pk/index.php/llr/issue/feed 2025-07-02T10:44:43+00:00 Dr. Nadia Anwar [email protected] Open Journal Systems <p style="text-align: justify;">Linguistics and Literature Review (LLR) is a double-blind peer-reviewed journal published by the University of Management and Technology a leading university in Pakistan. Various international indexing and abstracting agencies cite the journal.</p> https://journals.umt.edu.pk/index.php/llr/article/view/5788 2025-06-02T05:35:53+00:00 Malik Allah Nawaz Khan [email protected] Dr Ayesha Akram [email protected]

<p style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span style="color: #0e101a;">This paper analyzes the intersection of ecological awareness and literary expression in Kaleem Omar’s poetry </span><span style="color: #0e101a;">set against the backdrop of Pakistan’s heightened vulnerability to climate change and environmental degradation. It is an endeavour to view South Asian literature through the lens of an indigenous environmental theory, i.e., Eco-Buddhism, to highlight its ecological undertones. Employing Eco-Buddhism as a theoretical framework, the paper conducts a thematic content analysis of Kaleem Omar’s selected poems. These poems have been analyzed to unravel the subtle dynamics between human activities, natural environments, and the ethical considerations entwined in them. His poetry reflects a profound engagement with environmental issues, articulating concerns about societal indifference and the moral complexities of human dominion over nature. In his poems, he views nature as a sacred being that must be revered and conserved. By integrating the Buddhist ethos of interconnectedness and non-violence with the concerns of ecocriticism, this research underscores the potential of South Asian Eco-poetic narratives in advocating environmental consciousness and addressing ecological crises.</span></p> <p> </p>

2025-06-02T05:35:30+00:00 Copyright (c) 2025 Malik Allah Nawaz Khan, Dr Ayesha Akram https://journals.umt.edu.pk/index.php/llr/article/view/5801 2025-07-02T10:44:43+00:00 Arif Hussain [email protected] Muhammad Nawaz [email protected] Sohbat Ali [email protected]

<p>This study has investigated the domination of English and Urdu over the Shina language, which is spoken in the mountainous regions of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It has examined the degree to which Shina speakers have maintained or shifted away from their mother tongue. The data was collected from five Shina-speaking families residing in the Nagar district using purposive sample techniques. These families belong to various walks of life with a diverse representation of experiences. The total pool of the sample includes twenty-six respondents. The data was gathered through 30-minute interviews along with the observations. The recordings were made with the participants’ consent. Subsequently, the recorded data was transcribed into International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) notation for a one-minute excerpt from each family member. In addition, the observed data were also taken into account during the analysis. The findings revealed that Shina speakers are more inclined towards Urdu than English. The research has specified that older speakers use the Shina language in all domains of their lives, while their children prefer to use English and Urdu.</p>

2025-07-02T00:00:00+00:00 Copyright (c) 2025 Arif Hussain, Muhammad Nawaz, Sohbat Ali