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

Yusuf Ali

• Herausgeber: GRIN Publishing
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2016

Beschreibung

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2016 in the subject Literature - Africa, grade: B, , course: B.A (Hons) English, language: English, abstract: 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.

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DEDICATION

I dedicate this project to almighty God who has given me the strength and wisdom to carry it out. And to my parents, friends, lecturers and family who kept encouraging me all the way. May almighty God bless you all!

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I want to use this opportunity to thank God almighty for guiding and steering me throughout the course of this project. I thank him for his mercy and his blessings bestowed upon me.

I want to thank my parents for their guidance, prayers, sacrifices and support. And for their effort in making sure we have the best. I pray their effort shall not be in vain. To my father, you are the pillar that keep supporting me, words alone cannot express my gratitude. To my mother, there is no one like you and I pray you reap the benefits of all you have sown.

To my siblings; Shukurat, Arafat, Islamiyat and Biliqess. You are my confidants. With you all by my side, the world becomes more beautiful and meaningful. I appreciate you all for the love and support. I pray that you shall be successful in all your endeavors.

I want to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisor, Dr. Oreoluwa Abraham Solomon for his effort and inputs in seeing the fruition of this project. May God continue to bless him and his family, and enrich his knowledge.

I also want to thank the Ololus for their admonition and support. May God continue to bless you, reward you abundantly and grant your heart desires. To my cousins; Ridwanullahi, Mukhtar, Hamza and Abdul-Halim. You are the loveliest of the lovely and the best of the best.

To my uncle and aunts; Bros Ridwan, Aunt Aminat, and Mummy Waliyat. I appreciate all you have done for me especially those words of encouragement and recharge cards.

I shan’t forget the Olaoyes. I am very grateful for guiding and counselling me. To Mr. Olaoye, I am sincerely grateful for everything you have done, every contribution you have made in my life. Indeed, you are a rare gem. And to his wife, Umu Habeebullahi, I want to thank her for being there for us and for making Dutsinma a home for me. I pray God almighty should continue raining his infinite mercy and blessing on your family.

My gratitude goes to my grandma for all those valuable words of advice and those life-saving recharge cards. I pray may God increase you in health, wealth and long life.

To my able Class Rep, Ahmed, your leadership skill is exceptional. To my course mates; Taofeekat, Gbenga, Halimat, Samuel, Mary, Special, Sarah, Sofiyat, Nimat, Muslimat, Imoter, Mrs. Amase, Fidelis, Winnifred, Mrs. Sanni, Dorcas, Mrs. Adedeji, I am very grateful to you all.

To the occupants of Doro Palace, you guys made my stay in Dutsinma a wonderful one. All those jokes and insightful arguments are great reminder of every single day we lived together. To my friends; Musharraf, Abdulrasheed, Muhammed, Idris, Ifeanyi, Alfa, Gegele, Patrick, Philip, Clement, Abubakar, Kingsley, Sherrif, Ismail, Ahmed, I thank you all for everything.

My inestimable thanks to my lecturers for the great impact they have made on my life; for those knowledge imparted on me and for drilling me to make sure I can whether the storm. Words alone cannot describe how grateful I am. I pray God should reward you immensely here in this life and the hereafter.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABSTRACT

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 of The Beatification of Area Boy.

4.1.1 Turn Taking

4.1.2 Wording

4.1.3 Grammatical Cohesion

4.1.4 Lexical Cohesion

4.2 Sociocultural Analysis

4.3 Political Analysis

CHAPTER FIVE SUMMARY, FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION.

5.0 Preamble

5.1 Summary

5.2 Findings

5.3 Conclusion

5.4 Recommendation

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