Tahir Saleem
Biographic Data
| ID | 6514586 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tahir Saleem |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tahir |
| FAMILY NAME | Saleem |
| SIGNATURE | SALEEM T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Central Punjab |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7952-0572 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 19 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
‘We use it, but we hide it’
This study investigates the translanguaging practices of English as a second language (ESL) teachers in urban and rural schools in Punjab, Pakistan, with a focus on the emotional, ideological, and institutional dimensions that shape classroom language use. Drawing on a qualitative-dominant mixed-methods design, the study integrates 20 hours of naturalistic classroom observations and in-depth teacher interviews as primary sources, supplemented by …
From structure to meaning
Urdu, a rich Indo-Aryan language, relies extensively on derivational and inflectional processes for lexical expansion. Compounding, a pivotal word-formation process, has received a limited scholarly focus despite its central role in Urdu’s linguistic complexity. This study investigates compounding in Urdu by employing Lieber’s Lexical Semantic Framework (LSF) to examine its semantic and morphological dimensions. Employing a qualitative descriptiv…
Extending construction morphology
This study investigates the structure and productivity of Urdu endocentric compounds through the lens of Booij’s construction morphology (CxM). While compounding has been extensively studied in Indo-European languages, Urdu remains an underexplored domain despite its typologically rich blend of Indo-Aryan and Perso-Arabic morphological patterns. The research addresses this gap by examining whether CxM can adequately model the formal and semantic …
Syntax and morphology of Baniswola Pashto
This study investigates the syntactic and morphological structures of Baniswola Pashto, a dialect spoken in Bannu, Pakistan, through Chomsky’s Minimalist Program (MP). It examines nouns, verbs, adjectives, determiners, pronouns, and complementizers using syntactic tests to analyze agreement mechanisms, feature checking, and clause embedding. Findings reveal distinct gender, number, and case agreement patterns in nouns and adjectives, alongside un…
The structure of inflected Urdu nominals
This study investigates the structure of inflected Urdu nominals within the theoretical framework of Distributed Morphology (DM). The primary objective is to explore how DM accounts for various inflectional patterns in Urdu nominals, emphasizing key principles such as the Late Insertion hypothesis and syntax as a single generative module. Employing a descriptive approach within a qualitative research paradigm, the study utilizes purposive samplin…
Gender-Based Study of Paired Monophthongs
This study investigates gender-based phonological variations in the acoustic production of paired monophthongs among Pahari native speakers of Pakistani English (PakE). It addresses the research questions concerning how male and female speakers differ in the acoustic characteristics of English monophthongs within the PakE context. The study builds upon the theoretical frameworks of acoustic phonetics and sociophonetics, combining them to analyse …
Beyond bereavement
Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) manifests as a long-lasting and incapacitating response to bereavement. The goal of this qualitative study is to understand the intricate interplay of risk and protective factors that underlie PGD by exploring into the perspectives of expert clinicians in Pakistan. Our investigation encompassed in-depth interviews with eight clinical experts comprising clinical psychologists ( N = 4, possessing Higher Education Comm…
Pragmatic transfer in congratulation strategies of Punjabi EFL learners
The present study investigates pragmatic transfer in congratulation strategies of Punjabi EFL learners while focusing on the contextual variable (social power). • Two instruments; a discourse completion test and a scale response questionnaire are used for data collection. • The major findings indicate that Punjabi English as a foreign language (PEFL) learners pragmalinguistic choices deviate from British English speakers (BritE), evidently influe…
Bridging linguistic divides in higher education
This study investigated the potential benefits and challenges of using translanguaging as a pedagogical tool in higher education in Pakistan. The research used an explanatory sequential design, collecting data from 90 final year BS English students and 22 English teachers through a questionnaire and semi-structured interview questionnaire, respectively. The quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, while qualitative data were …
Voice Onset Time of Mankiyali Language
The endangered Indo-Aryan language Mankiyali, spoken in northern Pakistan, lacks linguistic \ndocumentation and necessitates research. This study explores the Voice Onset Time (VOT) values \nof Mankiyali's stop consonants to determine the duration of sound release, characterized as \nnegative, positive, and zero VOTs. The investigation aims to identify the laryngeal categories \npresent in the language. Using a mixed methods approach, data were c…
Exploring the cross-linguistic functioning of the Principles of WH-Movements
This is a cross-linguistic study conducted with Pakistani learners of English in the classroom setting. This study aimed to explore whether the UG Principles of WH-movement supported or restricted Urdu-speaking learners in forming direct WH-questions in English. For data collection, a sample of 260 students was selected using convenience sampling from ten (10) private and four (04) public sector secondary schools from Lahore. To address the resea…
Comparative construction morphology of diminutive forms in English and Urdu
This research paper investigates the function of diminutive morphology in English and Urdu languages with a focus on production, similarities, and differences in inflectional bound morphemes in the noun and adjective categories, and studies the usage patterns and impacts of diminutive forms in Urdu and English on interpersonal communication. The researchers, who are native Urdu speakers and English as a second language speakers, analyze the form …
The evidence of Embedded Language islands
This study investigates the function and morphosyntax of English Embedded Language (EL) islands in Pashto-English bilingual data, using the Matrix Language Frame model to explore the role of the two languages in codeswitching and the pragmatic force behind the selection of EL islands. A dataset of 14 hours was collected from AVT Khyber, a YouTube channel covering a wide range of talking shows and interviews. The research question is how EL island…
A corpus-based comparative ideational meta-functional analysis of Pakistani English and UK English newspaper editorials on Covid-19
This comparative study examines Pakistani English and UK English newspaper editorials regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The systemic functional linguistic (SFL) model of Halliday is used as a theoretical framework. From the SFL model, the transitivity analysis of ideational meta-function is studied, and newspaper editorials are used as research material taken from the famous newspapers of Pakistan and the UK. The two separate corpora of Pakistan a…
A corpus-based ideational meta-functional analysis of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s speech at United Nations general assembly
The current research paper aims to analyze the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly. It attempts to explore the transitivity process in political speech. In this research, the Ideational meta-function of Halliday’s systemic functional linguistics (SFL) is used as a theoretical framework. Transcription of Imran khan’s speech at UNGA is taken as research material. A quantitative research methodology…
The Sociopragmatic and Pragmalinguistic Strategies in L2 Pragmatic Competence
This study contributes to the existing literature on teaching ESL by investigating Pakistani learners’ responses to the apology speech acts. The study considered the two primary aspects of pragmatic competence: pragmalinguistic and sociopragmatic. A multimethod data collection approach – a discourse completion task and a scaled-response questionnaire – was employed to elicit performance and perception data from 150 participants divided into three…
Social distance and speech behavior
This study investigates the production and perception of apology responses (ARs) of English-using Pakistanis (L2), British English speakers (Native speakers of the target language), and Pakistani Urdu speaker (L1) under the influence of social distance variables. For data collection, two instruments are used; a discourse completion test (DCT in English and Urdu) and a scale response questionnaire (SRQ in English and Urdu). Further, at neutral and…
Linguistic politeness of Pakistani English and British English speakers
This study examines sociocultural, pragmatic, and gender differences between native speakers of British English (BritE) and Pakistani English speakers (PakE) in expressing apology responses (ARs). Based on a discourse completion task (DCT) using data from 60 speakers of both cultures, the study focuses on the variations in the use of apology response strategies in three severe and three non-severe situations. The findings show that the two groups…
Grammatical Constraints on the Borrowing of Nouns and Verbs in Urdu and English
The present study aims at establishing grammatical constraints on the borrowing of nouns (Ns) and verbs (Vs) in Urdu and English by adopting Noam Chomsky’s Methodological Naturalism within the field of generative grammar as the theoretical framework of the study. For this purpose, the corpus of Pure Urdu and Pure English sentences from textbooks and the Oxford Dictionary of English was used in this study. The data were analyzed in the light of Mi…
The evidence of Embedded Language islands
This study investigates the function and morphosyntax of English Embedded Language (EL) islands in Pashto-English bilingual data, using the Matrix Language Frame model to explore the role of the two languages in codeswitching and the pragmatic force behind the selection of EL islands. A dataset of 14 hours was collected from AVT Khyber, a YouTube channel covering a wide range of talking shows and interviews. The research question is how EL island…
Grammatical Constraints on the Borrowing of Nouns and Verbs in Urdu and English
The present study aims at establishing grammatical constraints on the borrowing of nouns (Ns) and verbs (Vs) in Urdu and English by adopting Noam Chomsky’s Methodological Naturalism within the field of generative grammar as the theoretical framework of the study. For this purpose, the corpus of Pure Urdu and Pure English sentences from textbooks and the Oxford Dictionary of English was used in this study. The data were analyzed in the light of Mi…
A corpus-based ideational meta-functional analysis of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s speech at United Nations general assembly
The current research paper aims to analyze the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly. It attempts to explore the transitivity process in political speech. In this research, the Ideational meta-function of Halliday’s systemic functional linguistics (SFL) is used as a theoretical framework. Transcription of Imran khan’s speech at UNGA is taken as research material. A quantitative research methodology…
The Sociopragmatic and Pragmalinguistic Strategies in L2 Pragmatic Competence
This study contributes to the existing literature on teaching ESL by investigating Pakistani learners’ responses to the apology speech acts. The study considered the two primary aspects of pragmatic competence: pragmalinguistic and sociopragmatic. A multimethod data collection approach – a discourse completion task and a scaled-response questionnaire – was employed to elicit performance and perception data from 150 participants divided into three…
Social distance and speech behavior
This study investigates the production and perception of apology responses (ARs) of English-using Pakistanis (L2), British English speakers (Native speakers of the target language), and Pakistani Urdu speaker (L1) under the influence of social distance variables. For data collection, two instruments are used; a discourse completion test (DCT in English and Urdu) and a scale response questionnaire (SRQ in English and Urdu). Further, at neutral and…
Linguistic politeness of Pakistani English and British English speakers
This study examines sociocultural, pragmatic, and gender differences between native speakers of British English (BritE) and Pakistani English speakers (PakE) in expressing apology responses (ARs). Based on a discourse completion task (DCT) using data from 60 speakers of both cultures, the study focuses on the variations in the use of apology response strategies in three severe and three non-severe situations. The findings show that the two groups…
A corpus-based comparative ideational meta-functional analysis of Pakistani English and UK English newspaper editorials on Covid-19
This comparative study examines Pakistani English and UK English newspaper editorials regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The systemic functional linguistic (SFL) model of Halliday is used as a theoretical framework. From the SFL model, the transitivity analysis of ideational meta-function is studied, and newspaper editorials are used as research material taken from the famous newspapers of Pakistan and the UK. The two separate corpora of Pakistan a…
Pragmatic transfer in congratulation strategies of Punjabi EFL learners
The present study investigates pragmatic transfer in congratulation strategies of Punjabi EFL learners while focusing on the contextual variable (social power). • Two instruments; a discourse completion test and a scale response questionnaire are used for data collection. • The major findings indicate that Punjabi English as a foreign language (PEFL) learners pragmalinguistic choices deviate from British English speakers (BritE), evidently influe…
Bridging linguistic divides in higher education
This study investigated the potential benefits and challenges of using translanguaging as a pedagogical tool in higher education in Pakistan. The research used an explanatory sequential design, collecting data from 90 final year BS English students and 22 English teachers through a questionnaire and semi-structured interview questionnaire, respectively. The quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, while qualitative data were …
Voice Onset Time of Mankiyali Language
The endangered Indo-Aryan language Mankiyali, spoken in northern Pakistan, lacks linguistic \ndocumentation and necessitates research. This study explores the Voice Onset Time (VOT) values \nof Mankiyali's stop consonants to determine the duration of sound release, characterized as \nnegative, positive, and zero VOTs. The investigation aims to identify the laryngeal categories \npresent in the language. Using a mixed methods approach, data were c…
Exploring the cross-linguistic functioning of the Principles of WH-Movements
This is a cross-linguistic study conducted with Pakistani learners of English in the classroom setting. This study aimed to explore whether the UG Principles of WH-movement supported or restricted Urdu-speaking learners in forming direct WH-questions in English. For data collection, a sample of 260 students was selected using convenience sampling from ten (10) private and four (04) public sector secondary schools from Lahore. To address the resea…
Comparative construction morphology of diminutive forms in English and Urdu
This research paper investigates the function of diminutive morphology in English and Urdu languages with a focus on production, similarities, and differences in inflectional bound morphemes in the noun and adjective categories, and studies the usage patterns and impacts of diminutive forms in Urdu and English on interpersonal communication. The researchers, who are native Urdu speakers and English as a second language speakers, analyze the form …
The evidence of Embedded Language islands
This study investigates the function and morphosyntax of English Embedded Language (EL) islands in Pashto-English bilingual data, using the Matrix Language Frame model to explore the role of the two languages in codeswitching and the pragmatic force behind the selection of EL islands. A dataset of 14 hours was collected from AVT Khyber, a YouTube channel covering a wide range of talking shows and interviews. The research question is how EL island…
Gender-Based Study of Paired Monophthongs
This study investigates gender-based phonological variations in the acoustic production of paired monophthongs among Pahari native speakers of Pakistani English (PakE). It addresses the research questions concerning how male and female speakers differ in the acoustic characteristics of English monophthongs within the PakE context. The study builds upon the theoretical frameworks of acoustic phonetics and sociophonetics, combining them to analyse …
Beyond bereavement
Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) manifests as a long-lasting and incapacitating response to bereavement. The goal of this qualitative study is to understand the intricate interplay of risk and protective factors that underlie PGD by exploring into the perspectives of expert clinicians in Pakistan. Our investigation encompassed in-depth interviews with eight clinical experts comprising clinical psychologists ( N = 4, possessing Higher Education Comm…
From structure to meaning
Urdu, a rich Indo-Aryan language, relies extensively on derivational and inflectional processes for lexical expansion. Compounding, a pivotal word-formation process, has received a limited scholarly focus despite its central role in Urdu’s linguistic complexity. This study investigates compounding in Urdu by employing Lieber’s Lexical Semantic Framework (LSF) to examine its semantic and morphological dimensions. Employing a qualitative descriptiv…
Extending construction morphology
This study investigates the structure and productivity of Urdu endocentric compounds through the lens of Booij’s construction morphology (CxM). While compounding has been extensively studied in Indo-European languages, Urdu remains an underexplored domain despite its typologically rich blend of Indo-Aryan and Perso-Arabic morphological patterns. The research addresses this gap by examining whether CxM can adequately model the formal and semantic …
Syntax and morphology of Baniswola Pashto
This study investigates the syntactic and morphological structures of Baniswola Pashto, a dialect spoken in Bannu, Pakistan, through Chomsky’s Minimalist Program (MP). It examines nouns, verbs, adjectives, determiners, pronouns, and complementizers using syntactic tests to analyze agreement mechanisms, feature checking, and clause embedding. Findings reveal distinct gender, number, and case agreement patterns in nouns and adjectives, alongside un…
The structure of inflected Urdu nominals
This study investigates the structure of inflected Urdu nominals within the theoretical framework of Distributed Morphology (DM). The primary objective is to explore how DM accounts for various inflectional patterns in Urdu nominals, emphasizing key principles such as the Late Insertion hypothesis and syntax as a single generative module. Employing a descriptive approach within a qualitative research paradigm, the study utilizes purposive samplin…
‘We use it, but we hide it’
This study investigates the translanguaging practices of English as a second language (ESL) teachers in urban and rural schools in Punjab, Pakistan, with a focus on the emotional, ideological, and institutional dimensions that shape classroom language use. Drawing on a qualitative-dominant mixed-methods design, the study integrates 20 hours of naturalistic classroom observations and in-depth teacher interviews as primary sources, supplemented by …
Linguistics (14 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Computer Science (10 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (7 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (7 works) · Urdu (7 works) · Artificial Intelligence (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (4 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (4 works)