Critical Discourse Analysis of Wole Soyinka's "The Beatification of the Area Boy"

Tesis (Bachelor) , 2016 , 47 Páginas , Calificación: B

Literatura - Àfrica

This project is a Critical Discourse Analysis of Wole Soyinka’s "The Beatification of the Area Boy". Norman Fairclough’s theory has been used in the analysis of the text so as to reveal the hidden meaning behind every social interaction and how they affect power relation in the society. It is aimed at revealing the deep meaning of interactions as they affect our daily lives.

The methodology for the research is through selection and consequent analysis of utterances and other social behavior in the text. This will reveal the socio-cultural and the political atmosphere in the text. The textual, political and socio-cultural analysis have revealed the imbalances in the use of language among different strata of the society. Also, how the use of language reflects power dominance, injustice and inequality.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

CHAPTER ONE GENERAL INTRODUCTION
1.0 Preamble
1.1 Background of the Study
1.2 Statement of the Problem
1.3 Purpose of the Study
1.4 Research Questions
1.5 Aims and Objectives of the Study
1.6 Scope of the Study
1.7 Justification
1.8 Data Description
1.9 Author’s Background

CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW
2.0 Preamble
2.1 Discourse
2.2 Discourse Analysis
2.3 A Brief History of CDA
2.4 Critical Discourse Analysis
2.5 Approaches to CDA
2.5.1 Norman Fairclough: Discourse and Social Practice
2.5.2 Ruth Wodak: Sociological and Historical Approach to CDA
2.5.3 Teun Van Dijk: A Socio-cognitive Approach
2.6 Elements of Critical Discourse Analysis
2.6.1 Participants
2.6.2 Context
2.6.3 Turn-Taking
2.6.4 Exchange Structure
2.6.5 Adjacency Pairs

CHAPTER THREE METHODOLOGY
3.0 Preamble
3.1 Sources of Data
3.2 Method of Data Collection
3.3 Method of Data Analysis

CHAPTER FOUR DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
4.0 Preamble
4.1 Textual Analysis ofThe Beatification of Area Boy.
4.1.1 Turn Taking
4.1.2 Wording
4.1.3 Grammatical Cohesion
4.1.4 Lexical Cohesion

CHAPTER FIVE SUMMARY, FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION.
5.0 Preamble
5.1 Summary
5.2 Findings
5.3 Conclusion
5.4 Recommendation
Works Cited

• Curso: B.A (Hons) English
• Calificación: B
• Autor: Yusuf Ali (Autor)
• Año de publicación: 2016
• Páginas: 47
• No. de catálogo: V339945
• ISBN (Ebook): 9783668298392
• ISBN (Libro): 9783668298408
• Idioma: Inglés
• Etiqueta: critical, discourse, analysis, wole, soyinka, beatification, area