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A SYSTEMIC TEXTLINGUISTIC STUDY OF KAINE AGARY’S YELLOW-YELLOW AND AMMA DARKO’S FACELESS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page i
Approval Page
Certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgements iv
Abstract v
Table of Contents vi
CHAPTER ONE
- Background to the Study 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem 4
1.3 Objectives of the Study 5
1.4 Significance of the Study 6
1.5 Scope of the Study 6
1.6 Explanation of Key Terms 7
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Linguistic Readings of Agary’s Yellow-Yellow 13
2.2 Linguistic Readings of Darko’s Faceless and other Novels 15
2.3 Works Anchored on Systemic Textlinguistics 17
2.4 Works Anchored on other Functional Linguistic Models 21
2.5 Summary of Literature Review 23
CHAPTER THREE: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND METHODOLOGY
3.1 Theoretical Framework 25
3.1.1 Systemic Text-Linguistic Approach 28
3.1.2 Justification for the Choice of the Theory 30
3.2 Methodology 31
3.2.1 Research Design 31
3.2.2 Projection and Procedure 32
3.2.3 Analytical Procedure 33
3.2.4 Selection of Texts 34
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA ANALYSIS
4.1 Introduction 35
4.2 Text 1: Yellow-Yellow 35
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Primitive Order Level 35
- The Message of Yellow-Yellow 35
- Lexis 36
- Cohesive Devices 36
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Coinages/Neologisms 42
- Syntax 48
- Syntactic Parallelism 48
- Syntactic Deviation 51
- Sentences that Violate Selectional Restriction Rules 52
4.3 Second Order Level 53
4.3.1 Names 53
- Proper Names 53
- Nicknames 54
- Titles 56
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Dialogue 55
- Military and Political Registers 58
- Features of Bilingualism 58
- Nigerian English Variety 61
- Interference Variety 61
- Nigerian Pidgin English 63
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Action 65
- The disappearing acts of Sergio and Plato 65
- Admiral kenneth’s deceitful life style and yellow-yellow’s first sex
experience 66
- The reappearance of Sergio in Yellow-Yellow’s life 67
- Sisi and Lolo sincere mentorship, female bonding and empowerment 68
- Lolo’s relationship with Kamal and how it ends 68
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Prime Order Level 69
- Metaphors 69
- Proverbs 72
- Imagery 73
- Descriptions 75
4.5 Text 2: Faceless 77
4.5.1 The Primitive Order Level 77
4.5.1.1 The Message of Faceless 77
4.5.1.2 The Structure of Faceless 78
4.5.1.3 Textual Technique 82
4.5.1.4 Syntax 83
- Parallel Syntactic Structures 83
- Deviant Syntactic Structures 85
4.5.1.5 Lexis 86
- Loan Words 86
- Coinages 89
- Cohesive devices Used in the Text 91
4.5.2 Second Order Level 93
4.5.2.1 Names 93
4.5.2.2 Dialogue 95
- Standard British English 95
- Interference Variety 97
- Ghanaian Pidgin English 99
4.5.2.3 Action 100
- The birth of Maa Tsuru and the presupposed curse 100
- Kwei and Kpakpo’s deceitful behaviours 100
- Kpakpo’s and Onko’s sexual molestation of Baby T 101
- Fofo’s Smart move, lynching and Kabria’s saving intervention 101
- The role of MUTE and media 101
4.5.3 Prime Order level 102
4.5.3.1 Metaphor 102
4.5.3.2 Imagery 104
4.5.3.3 Descriptions 106
4.6 Salient Findings of the Study 109
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
5.1 Summary 112
5.2 Conclusions 119
5.3 Recommendations for Further Studies 120
REFERENCES 121
ABSTRACT
Systemic Textlinguistics is a viable approach in the study of the second order text. This study, therefore, did an in-depth textlinguistic study of Kaine Agary’s Yellow-Yellow and Amma Darko’s Faceless, using Adejare’s (1992) Systemic Textlinguistic model. The study aimed to investigate how the authors were able to creatively use English within the semiotic universe of the texts to project their message. The literature relevant to the study were reviewed under the following headings: (a) Linguistic Readings of Agary,s Yellow-Yellow and Darko’s Faceless (b) Works anchored on systemic textlinguistics and other functional linguistic models. Textual data were extracted at random, using the concepts of “projection” and “procedure” as postulated by Adejare (1992) and analyzed using the three meta-levels of language: primitive, second order and the prime order levels. The findings revealed that the message of the novels was projected at the primitive order level, using lexis, syntax and textual structure. At the second order levels, the message of the novels was also projected using proper names, nicknames, titles, dialogue and actions; while at the prime order level, the authors projected the message of the texts using metaphors, Imagery, and descriptions. The researcher thus concluded that both authors used the English language creatively in the semiotic universe of texts to project the message of women subjugation in Africa.