A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF NIKKAH DIALOGUE IN PAKISTANI DRAMA ‘KUCH ANKAHI’

Abstract

The purpose of research is to do a critical discourse analysis of dialogues exchanged between some characters of drama. In the Pakistani drama "KUCH ANKAHI" which is on air on ARY DIGITAL a TV station, the topic of discussion was nikkah clauses, their importance in woman’s life who is getting married and how they are overlooked and omitted by groom’s family without consent of bride’s family. The discussion took place between the aunt of bride, groom’s mother, molvi sahib and bride’s father. The study was based on qualitative research and the data is collected from a TV serial. The dialogues were chosen from episode 11.The three dimensional model presented by Norman Fairclough’s model of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) was used as a theoretical framework for analysis. Particularly from a feminist viewpoint, the analysis was conducted. Three categories—self-reliance, the concept of patriarchy, and undervaluing women—have been developed to arrive at the feminist ideology. The findings demonstrate that two ideologies—liberal feminist ideology and patriarchal structured ideologies—are the foundations of the play. According to the research, dialogues are used to practice power dynamics, the development of ideas, the domination of male characters, and the submission of female characters.