Volume-5 Issue, 3 May-June 2026

Title: FRAMING POWER: A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF THE GREAT GATSBY AND ITS FILM ADAPTATIONS Authors: Saeeda Hasan Khalid Alkhalidi, Iraq Abstract: The critical discourse analysis (CDA) in this paper of the Great Gatsby (1925) by F. Scott Fitzgerald and the 2013 film version directed by Baz Luhrmann discusses the way in which power and class and the … Read more

Title: WE THINK WHAT WE EAT: CONCEPTUAL METAPHOR AND THE CULINARY MIND IN THE LANGUAGE OF BAKLAVA Authors: Anfal Jabbar Nouri and Asmaa Khalaf Mohaisen, Iraq Abstract: In Diana Abu-Jaber’s memoir, the language of baklava, food functions as a universal language, battleground, and peace treaty rather than a means for survival. While the work reveals a teenage … Read more

Title: THE THEME OF SELF- DISCOVERY IN THE NOVEL A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YOUNG MAN Authors: Dr. Ramesh Kumar Shukla, India Abstract: James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (1882-1941) was an Irish novelist, and poet. He was a pioneer of the modern English novel. He used the stream of consciousness technique to perfection in Ulysses and in … Read more

Title: FLOUTING OF GRICE’S MAXIMS IN BOARDROOM DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN CANDIDATES AND LORD SUGAR’S PANEL IN “THE APPRENTICE UK” Authors: Hien Minh Le Nguyen, Vietnam Abstract: Situated within pragmatics, this study investigates the strategic use of language in institutional discourse, where indirectness often plays a crucial communicative role. Boardroom discussions provide a productive context for such analysis, as … Read more

Title: FROM CRADLES TO COLLARS ANALYZING THE RISE OF “PET PARENTING” AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR TRADITIONAL FAMILY STRUCTURES IN 2026 Authors: Ruchie Sah, India Abstract: In recent years, India has embraced a touching and transformative movement — the surge in pet adoption. What was once seen as a luxury reserved for affluent households has now blossomed into … Read more