Titre : |
Language as a Tool for Shaping Identity and Promoting Social Progress in Shaw’s Pygmalion and Walker’s The Color Purple |
Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
Auteurs : |
Abla AHMED, KADI, Auteur ; Serir, ilham, Auteur |
Editeur : |
Université tlemcen |
Année de publication : |
2019 |
Importance : |
245 p. |
Présentation : |
ill. |
Format : |
30 cm |
Accompagnement : |
cd |
Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
Résumé : |
This research work is based on the implementation of an interdisciplinary approach which combines methods
of analysis from linguistic and literary stylistics, corpus stylistics, sociolinguistics, dialectology and discourse
analysis so that to conduct a twofold analytical study of the language used in Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw
and The Color Purple by Alice Walker. Hence, this dissertation intends to incorporate into the traditional
descriptive approach a quantitative linguistic inquiry in order to investigate through statistical findings,
corpora analyses as well as manual and electronic techniques the different dialectal variables of cockney
dialect in Pygmalion and vernacular AAE in The Color Purple that deviate from the standard forms at the
phonological, grammatical and lexical levels and then explore the miscellaneous extra-linguistic parameters
that impact language use by characters in both literary masterpieces. Moreover, the ultimate goal of the
current research is to use sociolinguistic and discourse analysis of the characters’ language so that to
determine the extent to which language can be an effective tool for shaping identity and promoting social
progress in Pygmalion and The Color Purple. The findings show that sociolinguistic competence enables the
main characters to develop new identities and improve their opportunities for social mobility i.e., they
undergo social metamorphosis by means of learning the verbal skills paving the way for them to join the high
society and gain access to their codes of behavior. |
Language as a Tool for Shaping Identity and Promoting Social Progress in Shaw’s Pygmalion and Walker’s The Color Purple [texte imprimé] / Abla AHMED, KADI, Auteur ; Serir, ilham, Auteur . - Université tlemcen, 2019 . - 245 p. : ill. ; 30 cm + cd. Langues : Anglais ( eng)
Résumé : |
This research work is based on the implementation of an interdisciplinary approach which combines methods
of analysis from linguistic and literary stylistics, corpus stylistics, sociolinguistics, dialectology and discourse
analysis so that to conduct a twofold analytical study of the language used in Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw
and The Color Purple by Alice Walker. Hence, this dissertation intends to incorporate into the traditional
descriptive approach a quantitative linguistic inquiry in order to investigate through statistical findings,
corpora analyses as well as manual and electronic techniques the different dialectal variables of cockney
dialect in Pygmalion and vernacular AAE in The Color Purple that deviate from the standard forms at the
phonological, grammatical and lexical levels and then explore the miscellaneous extra-linguistic parameters
that impact language use by characters in both literary masterpieces. Moreover, the ultimate goal of the
current research is to use sociolinguistic and discourse analysis of the characters’ language so that to
determine the extent to which language can be an effective tool for shaping identity and promoting social
progress in Pygmalion and The Color Purple. The findings show that sociolinguistic competence enables the
main characters to develop new identities and improve their opportunities for social mobility i.e., they
undergo social metamorphosis by means of learning the verbal skills paving the way for them to join the high
society and gain access to their codes of behavior. |
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