A SYSTEMIC TEXTLINGUISTIC STUDY OF KAINE AGARY’S YELLOW-YELLOW AND AMMA DARKO’S FACELESS

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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

  • Primitive Order Level 35
    • The Message of Yellow-Yellow 35
    • Lexis 36
  • Cohesive Devices 36
  • 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
  • Dialogue 55
    • Military and Political Registers 58
    • Features of Bilingualism 58
    • Nigerian English Variety 61
    • Interference Variety 61
    • Nigerian Pidgin English 63
  • 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
  • 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

  1. Loan Words 86
  2. Coinages 89
  3. 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

  1. The birth of Maa Tsuru and the presupposed curse 100
  2. Kwei and Kpakpo’s deceitful behaviours 100
  3. Kpakpo’s and Onko’s sexual molestation of Baby T                                                101
  4. Fofo’s Smart move, lynching and Kabria’s saving intervention                               101
  5. 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.

 

A SYSTEMIC TEXTLINGUISTIC STUDY OF KAINE AGARY’S YELLOW-YELLOW AND AMMA DARKO’S FACELESS

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