Love and Flirtation Semantics and pragmatics analysis the language of flirtation and love.

Topic justification “love and flirtation”• There was a time when love was considered to be the trustworthy

feeling but, as time passed, it became an illogical and unhealthy feeling, giving way to flirtation in society.

• Women can use flirtation to their advantage in professional contexts• Friendship caller : people flirt in annoying way. • Flirtation in modern concept : cyber- bullying• There was a flirtation between Adam and Eve that resulted in love

7 different articles from different newspaper.1 : Romeo Juliet comedy laughter therapy for Islooites Published : April ,30,2012 , Daily Times

2 : Movie Review : 'Student of the Year‘ Published :December 06, 2015 Daily Times

3:Sorry Juliet, Paaro, Romeo, et al – we could’ve loved you Friday, June 14, 2013 , The News international 4:Flirting may help women be liked, not trusted APR 25, 2010 ,The Dawn

5 : The ‘frandship’ caller conundrum Published: May 2, 2014 , The Express Tribute.

6: Surf safely Published in The Express Tribune, Ms T, October 18th, 2015

7 : Relationships: Flirting with passion Published: April 25, 2010 ,The Dawn

Semantics Analysis

Synonyms •Now admittedly, in the grand scheme of things, frandship calls aren’t much of a problem to complain about. They’re minor nuisances, more like it. But every once in a while, a particularly persistent frandshipper gets his hand on your number and then all bets are off.

The ‘frandship’ caller conundrum Published: May 2, 2014 , The express tribute.

Synonyms : words exactly or nearly mean the same thing • Complain : express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something.Mostly used as verb• Nuisances :a person or thing causing inconvenience or annoyance.• Used as noun

Both the words sharing the same meaning somehow but convey a entirely different sense here.

•While this is occurring, Romeo, the main character, is getting over his last love, Rosaline, and is very upset. Juliet of the Capulet household has just been introduced to a wealthy young man, Paris, who her parents wish her to marry. Romeo's love for Juliet fades as a Sikh family with stunning and beautiful Paaro comes into scenes.

Romeo Juliet comedy laughter therapy for Islooites , daily times

• Stunning : extremely impressive or attractive.• Beautiful : pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically. Stunning is the synonyms of beautiful but some that is beautiful not be stunning as stunning is the attractiveness and beautiful may not be attractive according somebody.Beauty is truth, truth is beautyBeauty is in the eye of the beholder Beauty is in the eye of bachelors but here both words are use combined to intensified the meaning of ‘beauty in a attractive way’ “ stunning and beautiful Paaro”

The use of Urdu word emerging into English the context

•. Tanya Israni (Sana Saeed: Yes, that same Anjali who played SRK and Rani Mukerji's daughter in 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'), is the biggest haddi in the kabaab of Rohan-Shanaya's relationship. However, Shanaya and Rohan, as the former's best friend Shruti (Mansi Rachh) puts tritely in one line, are a couple whose match had been made not by Rab, but by amiron ki club.

Movie Review : 'Student of the Year‘ , October 21, 2012 , New Times.

• And then there are those who believe that flirt na kia to phir kia jiya! Love gurus all over the world rate flirting as the key to a relationship but they usually talk in the 'ideal' scenario. In reality, there are different kinds of scenarios where flirting can occur with no guarantee whether it can ultimately lead to a happy ending

. Relationships: Flirting with passion , PUBLISHED APR 25, 2010 ,The Dawn

•Despite mentioning the name o urdu songs or other things journalist try to emerge Urdu language in English articles to convey the same shades in urdu ; whose match had been made not by Rab, but by amiron ki club , haddi in the kabaab (Proverbs)

•Commom language flirt na kia to phir kia jiya! Love

• to add the falvor of urdu language to convey twisted thoughts

Polysemy •Women in Pakistan are often subjected to this kind of cellular torture,

when a pervert calls texts them in the middle of the night with the

hopes that the person they’ve called will reciprocate his feelings.

•In the second, in which they were called on to flirt, they were perceived to be less genuine, although the actress was considered more likeable. The same, however, did not apply to men.

The ‘frandship’ caller conundrum Published: May 2, 2014 , The express tribute.

Polysemy : the association of one word with two or more distinct meanings.

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Call some one phone call

In the case of polysemynous words are using in the text the meaning of it actually get from its context and sense

Word play (idioms)•Now admittedly, in the grand scheme of things, frandship calls aren’t much of a problem to complain about. They’re minor nuisances, more like it. But every once in a while, a particularly persistent

frandshipper gets his hand on your number and then all bets are off.The ‘frandship’ caller conundrum Published: May 2, 2014 , The express tribute.

•Few would admit that hearing strangers on the phone coyly whisper “aap se baat karni hai” (I want to talk to you) in the middle of a busy workday fills them with a sense of validation that, yes, people do enjoy talking to them. And I’d be equally hard-pressed to find a woman who has been touched by the string of romantic poems she received via SMS from unidentified men.

•Ignoring the calls, turning your phone off or even answering the call and leaving it unattended in the hopes of burning the frandshipper’s cell phone bill will not deter him.

The ‘frandship’ caller conundrum Published: May 2, 2014 , The express tribute.

• All bets are offan expression meaning a situation in which one factor alone can change or cancel out everything• Hopes of burning Last hopes • Hard pressed closely pursued, burdened with urgent business.

Not word but meaning is there. Where the meaning lies ???• He could be your boss and can make you stay late, give you

impossible deadlines and make you hate him because such fatsos believe that hatred is followed by respect, but only in office.

(Relationships: Flirting with passion)One who is fat > fat boss ..

Homophones some /sum •Foot-tapping remixes of songs like "Gulabi aankhen", "Yeh chand sa roshan chehra", "Disco deewane" will sure let musician duo Vishal-Shekhar stay at the top of the music charts for a considerable period of time. "Radha", again, is one number that is on its way to wriggle up to the top of festive song charts. "Vele", too, is one groove-worthy song. "Ishq wala love", well, if some-one makes us understand the lyrics, is another good song.•To sum it up, watch 'Student of the Year' for the debutantes.•Movie Review : 'Student of the Year‘, December 06, 2015 Daily Times

A homophone is a word that is pronounced the same as another word but differs in meaning,

• Some : few , an unspecified amount or number of.• sum : a particular amount of money. Or to total up . Summarize up

To replace these word meaning is senseless because two are different sense rather almost opposite

Collocation is a sequence of words or terms that co-occur more often than would be expected by chance. Combination of words

• beautiful daughter• bus-stop• longest time commonly used combine to convey one concept

Collocations • It might be odd for many but a guy like me has also gotten frandship calls

(collo) over the years. Partly because my voice didn’t break for the longest time and the pervert on the other end didn’t believe that he was, in fact, talking to a guy. Similarly, I had to pretend to be my sister when the pizza delivery guy called confirming the address

•She told the activist that nobody in her life, not even her parents, have ever spoken to her so kindly. The woman and her ‘gentleman caller’ grew close and eventually decided to elope. For the chance to be united with this man who spoke to her so sweetly, this woman not only abandoned her children but also risked her life. She ran away from her village and arrived at the bus-stop, where they had planned to meet.

• But Jaykay intervenes, and Romeo ends up staying at the house of Makhan Singh (a famous film director). Singh has a beautiful daughter named Paaro, and soon Romeo finds her charms hard to dispel.

Sorry Juliet, Paaro, Romeo, et al – we could’ve loved you, Friday, June 14, 2013 , The News international

Antonyms: opposite in meaning •Some women’s habit of flirting at workplace holds the possibility of them being viewed as more likeable among men. But, at the same time, it can make them appear more manipulative and less trustworthy, says a lifestyle study.

Manipulate: to control or influence (a person or situation) cleverly, unreliable Trustworthy :able to be relied on as honest or truthful.Flirting may help women be liked, not trusted Published: July 22, 2012 The express tribute.

•In a follow-up study, videos of negotiators played by actors – male and female – were watched and evaluated. The actors followed two scripts – one straight, one flirtatious.

•Explain the two gender

•“We discovered both an upside and a downside to flirting at the bargaining table.”

•Antonyms but convey the meaning in intensive way here.

•Flirting may help women be liked, not trusted Published: July 22, 2012 The express tribute

• Raja has a daughter he named Juliet. So concerned is that she should find her true love Romeo that he intervenes in her life even after his death

(Sorry Juliet, Paaro, Romeo, et al – we could’ve loved you)

Pragmatics

Presupposition & Entailment:

•Presupposition is always in the mind of the speaker.

•Entailment always lies in the sentence.

• Sometimes flirting isn't successful but all would concur that before human life evolved, before the race grew into its current form, there was a flirtation between Adam and Eve that resulted in love, hence the world as we know it came about! But with the evolution of life and mismanagement in our work environments, flirting has become the root cause of romantic mayhem in our society leading to many unsuccessful and occasionally successful cases of office romance.

Relationships: Flirting with passion , PUBLISHED APR 25, 2010 ,The Dawn

There was a flirtation between Adam and Eve that resulted in love,Presupposition • Adam exist • Eve exist• They finally have love between

them. • They were lovers.= speaker’s subjective presupposition, all can be wrong.

Entailment • Flirting comes first • Love come later• flirtation and love between

Adam and Eve.

= the speaker’s beliefs are right or wrong

The story of the bilingual play revolves around two rival families 'Montagues and Capulets'. They are involved in a family feud that goes back years before any of the members were born. Yet the feud still continues due to the fact that neither family is ready to forgive and forget the past. Even the towns-people are involved because the families do not keep the feud in the privacy of their own home but have been seen fighting in streets and displaying violence.

The story of the bilingual play revolves around two rival familiesPresupposition • There is some play • Two families exist • Play is about two families • Families are non-competitors• They are not in position to

forgive and forget

Entailment • There is a story• It’s a bilingual play • Families are rivals • Story revolves around two rival

families.

Deixis: Refers to word and phrases that cannot be fully understood without contextual information 3 types of deixis:• Person • Temporal • Spatial

Person

Raja has a daughter he named Juliet. So concerned is he that she should find her true love Romeo that he intervenes in her life even after his death. Enter Rana Majid aka Romeo, an aspiring actor who is looking for a house on rent. Raja throws him a newspaper, wherein is written Juliet’s address. But Jaykay intervenes, and Romeo ends up staying at the house of Makhan Singh (a famous film director). Singh has a beautiful daughter named Paaro, and soon Romeo finds her charms hard to dispel. Meanwhile, Romeo visits Juliet’s house. Cupid strikes, and they fall in love at first sight. Romeo is confused between his two love interests: Juliet, whom he truly loves; and Paaro, whose father is a film director.

Sorry Juliet, Paaro, Romeo, et al – we could’ve loved you, Friday, June 14, 2013 , The News international

PersonPerson Deixis is the deictic reference to the participant role of a referent such as , the speaker , the addressee

• He/ She (second person use for male/female)• So concerned is he that she should

• His / her (second person )• Romeo is confused between his two love interests• Romeo finds her charms hard to dispel

Temporal: the expression used to point time

These characters drag the play, and 50 minutes into it, one feels like running away from the auditorium.

Those who prefer slapstick comedy and do not get offended easily can catch the show at the Arts Council, where it’s running until July 7.

The 23-year-old Mawra, therefore, was compelled to delete her tweets in order to put an end to the online bashing.

Sorry Juliet, Paaro, Romeo, et al – we could’ve loved you, Friday, June 14, 2013 , The News international

Spatial: pointing out at some thing in the space or time in order to draw the attention • There may be many universal truths but the mother of all is just one.• For instance, earlier this year, actor Mawra Hocane

was harassed over Twitter for expressing an opinion that differed from that of her followers.

Conlusion • Semantics and pragmatics analysis help in building understanding

more clearly