A CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF WOLE SOYINKA'S THE BEATIFICATION OF AREA BOY
ABSTRACT
Wole Soyinka’s The Beatification of Area Boy is one play that demands creative proficiency in recreating the required environment on stage. The Beatification of Area Boy is one of such works, which demand creative proficiency in recreating the required environment on stage. The study was carried out to critically analyze the Discourse of Wole Soyinka’s The Beatification of Area Boy. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives were laid out to critically analyze the play so as to add to the existing body of knowledge in linguistics and literary study, establish that the critical and objective analysis of this play will aid easy comprehension among scholars and analyze the discourse elements present in the play using the framework of Critical Discourse Analysis in order to aid the teaching and learning Critical Discourse Analysis in institutions. Investigation revealed that the play (The Beatification of Area Boy) encounters social, cultural and political issues are extensively discussed. All these are embedded in the conversations and it will take a reader’s critical and objective perusal of the play to decode them, hence, the need for a Critical Discourse Analysis of the play to shed more light on these issues. The methodology for the research will be 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. The essence of language in communication is to pass across message which is expected to be decoded correctly by the listener, but it will be a sin against nature if human employs the use of language to exploit, overpower, abuse and override each other. Hence, it is crucial to educate people and widen their horizon so they can be conscious of these power abuses, domination and exploitation that are inherent in conversations which may go undetected.
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 Introduction
Wole Soyinka’s The Beatification of Area Boy is one play that demands creative proficiency in recreating the required environment on stage. The Beatification of Area Boy is one of such works, which demand creative proficiency in recreating the required environment on stage. In The Beatification of an Area Boy, one of such ethical implications is corruption and its trappings. In this play, Soyinka examines the insidious influence of a polluted environment on the human mind as well as on human relations. He attempts to explain that an unhealthy environment debases human reasoning and emotions. The play features the disruptions kindled by imperialism, industrial capitalism, and underdevelopment on communities deeply rooted in the land and attached to a particular territory.
As a prelude to other parts of this study, this chapter will discuss the background upon which this study was initiated, the statement of problems that led to this study, the Aim and Objectives of the study. Others are Significance of the study, Scope of work, Research questions, Limitations of the Study and Definition of technical terms.
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Literature Review
2.1 Introduction
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TABLE OF CONTENTSPRELIMINARY PAGES
- Title page
- Approval page
- Dedication
- Acknowledgement
- Table of Contents
- Abstract
INTRODUCTION
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Background of Study
- 1.3 Statement of Problems
- 1.4 Aim and Objectives of Study
- 1.5 Research Questions
- 1.6 Significance of Study
- 1.7 Scope of Study
- 1.8 Limitations of the Study
- 1.9 Methodology
LITERATURE REVIEW
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Overview of Discourse
- 2.2.1 Discourse Analysis
- 2.3 Historical Review of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA)
- 2.4 Theoretical Review of Critical Discourse Analysis
- 2.4.1 Approaches to CDA
- 2.5 Elements of Critical Discourse Analysis
- 2.7 Brief Background of Wole Soyinka the Play Author
- 2.8 Soyinka’s Philosophy and Ecology
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Research Design
- 3.3 Population of Study
- 3.4 Validation of Research Instrument
- 3.5 Method of Data Collection
- 3.6 Method of Data Analysis
- 3.7 The Beatification of Area Boy Data Description
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Presentation and Analysis of Data
- 4.3 Re-statement of Research Questions
- 4.4 Textual Analysis of Play (The Beatification of Area Boy)
- 4.4.1 Turn Taking
- 4.4.2 Wording
- 4.4.3 Grammatical Cohesion
- 4.4.4 Lexical Cohesion
- 4.5 Socio-cultural Analysis
- 4.6 Political Analysis
- 4.7 Discussion of Findings
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Summary of Findings
- 5.3 Conclusion
- 5.4 Recommendation
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX A - “QUESTIONNAIRE”
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PRELIMINARY PAGES
- Title page
- Approval page
- Dedication
- Acknowledgement
- Table of Contents
- Abstract
INTRODUCTION
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Background of Study
- 1.3 Statement of Problems
- 1.4 Aim and Objectives of Study
- 1.5 Research Questions
- 1.6 Significance of Study
- 1.7 Scope of Study
- 1.8 Limitations of the Study
- 1.9 Methodology
LITERATURE REVIEW
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Overview of Discourse
- 2.2.1 Discourse Analysis
- 2.3 Historical Review of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA)
- 2.4 Theoretical Review of Critical Discourse Analysis
- 2.4.1 Approaches to CDA
- 2.5 Elements of Critical Discourse Analysis
- 2.7 Brief Background of Wole Soyinka the Play Author
- 2.8 Soyinka’s Philosophy and Ecology
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Research Design
- 3.3 Population of Study
- 3.4 Validation of Research Instrument
- 3.5 Method of Data Collection
- 3.6 Method of Data Analysis
- 3.7 The Beatification of Area Boy Data Description
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Presentation and Analysis of Data
- 4.3 Re-statement of Research Questions
- 4.4 Textual Analysis of Play (The Beatification of Area Boy)
- 4.4.1 Turn Taking
- 4.4.2 Wording
- 4.4.3 Grammatical Cohesion
- 4.4.4 Lexical Cohesion
- 4.5 Socio-cultural Analysis
- 4.6 Political Analysis
- 4.7 Discussion of Findings
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Summary of Findings
- 5.3 Conclusion
- 5.4 Recommendation
BIBLIOGRAPHY
APPENDIX A - “QUESTIONNAIRE”
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