Sabeen Fatima
Superior College Mian Channu

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Words of Unity: A Stylistic Study of the Pakistani National Anthem Tayaba Razzaq; Sabeen Fatima; Nazia Bagga; Khadija Naqvi; Hassan Bin Zubair
Punggawa Social Inquiry: Journal of Crime, Culture, and Social Dynamics Vol. 1 No. 2 (2026): Punggawa Social Inquiry 1(2) 2026 : September
Publisher : Punggawa Legacy Center

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This study explored linguistic dimensions including discourse, morphology, phonology, semantics, and syntax within a stylistic framework. The findings showed that the Pakistani National Anthem employed alliteration, compounding, rhyme patterns, imagery, and other stylistic devices that contributed to its literary and emotional effect. The structural analysis also identified grouping, prominence, and cohesion as important features in organizing the anthem as a unified poetic expression. The study focused on the linguistic and structural characteristics of the anthem written by Hafeez Jalandhari and examined how its stylistic elements conveyed national meaning. A descriptive qualitative design was employed, and the anthem was analyzed manually through stylistic and text-linguistic frameworks. The analysis indicated that phonological, morphological, syntactic, semantic, and discourse features worked together to reinforce themes of unity, patriotism, national identity, cultural values, and religious orientation in the text.