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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gmcr.2024(IX-II).01 10.31703/gmcr.2024(IX-II).01 Published : Jun 2024Semiotic Analysis of Political Cartoons of Urdu Print Media in Pakistan During Election 2024
Among several modes of communication, the language of images and cartoons has also been frequently used by print media across the globe. It has drawn the attention of the masses also because of its sense of humor, satirical meaning, and interpretation. Thus, semiotic studies help viewers and readers decode the hidden meanings and agendas behind the images or cartoons. History shows that numerous attempts have been made to discover the main objective and essence. Therefore, the study explores and discovers the meaning hidden in the political cartoons in the Urdu print media of Pakistan before the general election in 2024 throughthe lens of social semiotic theory. The study focuses on van Leeuwen and Gunther Kress' Social Semiotic Theories. Around ten (10) political cartoons were selected and investigated by Daily Jung Newspaper which has vast circulation across the country.
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Decoding Political Cartoons, Social Semiotic Theory, Humour, Criticism
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(1) Badal Ram Marwari
Lecturer, Department of English, Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences For Women (PUMHSW), Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan.
(2) Abdullah Laghari
Lecturer, Department of English, Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering Science and Technology, Nawabshah, Sindh, Pakistan.
(3) Tania Laghari
Assistant professor, Department of English, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sindh, Pakistan.
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APA : Marwari, B. R., Laghari, A., & Laghari, T. (2024). Semiotic Analysis of Political Cartoons of Urdu Print Media in Pakistan During Election 2024. Global Mass Communication Review, IX(II), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.31703/gmcr.2024(IX-II).01
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CHICAGO : Marwari, Badal Ram, Abdullah Laghari, and Tania Laghari. 2024. "Semiotic Analysis of Political Cartoons of Urdu Print Media in Pakistan During Election 2024." Global Mass Communication Review, IX (II): 1-12 doi: 10.31703/gmcr.2024(IX-II).01
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HARVARD : MARWARI, B. R., LAGHARI, A. & LAGHARI, T. 2024. Semiotic Analysis of Political Cartoons of Urdu Print Media in Pakistan During Election 2024. Global Mass Communication Review, IX, 1-12.
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MHRA : Marwari, Badal Ram, Abdullah Laghari, and Tania Laghari. 2024. "Semiotic Analysis of Political Cartoons of Urdu Print Media in Pakistan During Election 2024." Global Mass Communication Review, IX: 1-12
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MLA : Marwari, Badal Ram, Abdullah Laghari, and Tania Laghari. "Semiotic Analysis of Political Cartoons of Urdu Print Media in Pakistan During Election 2024." Global Mass Communication Review, IX.II (2024): 1-12 Print.
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OXFORD : Marwari, Badal Ram, Laghari, Abdullah, and Laghari, Tania (2024), "Semiotic Analysis of Political Cartoons of Urdu Print Media in Pakistan During Election 2024", Global Mass Communication Review, IX (II), 1-12
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TURABIAN : Marwari, Badal Ram, Abdullah Laghari, and Tania Laghari. "Semiotic Analysis of Political Cartoons of Urdu Print Media in Pakistan During Election 2024." Global Mass Communication Review IX, no. II (2024): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.31703/gmcr.2024(IX-II).01