The use of interactive markers characterises the language of newspapers, as the newspapers aim to appeal to the audience. Such markers enhance the reading ability and make the text more reader-friendly. The study aimed to explicate two interactive markers used in Pakistani English Newspaper Editorials (PENE). It examined the use of frame and transitional markers in editorials of Pakistani English newspapers. The study followed the mixed-method technique, as it was both qualitative and quantitative. The data for the analysis consisted of editorials of THE NEWS (TN) and DAWN NEWS (DN). The corpus comprised 250 editorials from each newspaper published during the previous four years. The data was inspected through AntConc 3.4.4.0 by following the interpersonal model of Hyland (2005). The frequencies of interactive markers in the editorial of THE NEWS and DAWN NEWS were identified, and the functions served by using interactive discourse markers were explained. The results indicated that DAWN NEWS contained more frame and transitional markers than THE NEWS. Frame markers were being used as a tool to shape and frame the discourse in the writing. The use of frame markers also depicted that helped establish the meaning contextually in the minds of the readers. The transitional markers were used to refer to the categories of contrasts and resemblances.
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