Gender Differences in the Use of Parts of Speech in Pakistani English Newspaper Columns: A Critical Discourse Analysis

Abstract

This research is a critical discourse analysis of parts of speech used by two different genders, male and female in Pakistani English newspaper columns. A corpus has been compiled from four Pakistani English newspapers i.e. The Dawn, The News, The Nation and The Express Tribune. A sample size of 240 columns (120 both by male and female writers) has been compiled in this study. This research highlights the implicit function of parts of speech in Pakistani English newspapers. These parts of speech have been limited to nouns, pronouns, verbs and adjectives. It explores how male and female writings differ in the use of parts of speech in Pakistani English newspaper columns and to uncover the manipulation through its uses.

Keywords: CDA, POS, Corpus driven, English News Columns, Gender, Pakistan