Description

A pragmatic analysis of some extracts in « The Road » by Wole Soyinka

By Halid Bakary

Master

 

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

LIST OF TABLES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Chapter One: Theoretical Framework And Literature Review

1-1 Theoretical Framework

1-1-1 Semiotics

1-1-2 Pragmatics: Definition and some Interfaces

1-1-3 Speech Act Theory and Felicity Conditions

1-1-3-1 Speech Act Theory

1-1-3-2 Felicity Conditions

1-1-4 Politeness Principles

1-2 Literature Review

CHAPTER TWO: DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS OF THE SELECTED EXTRACTS

2-1 Descriptive Analysis of Extract 1

2-1-1 Analysis of Speech Act Theory in the Extract

2-1-1-1 Utterance Specification, Illocutionary Act Typology and Illocutionary Forces

2-1-1-2 Statistic Presentation and Analysis of the Findings

2-1-2Analysis of Politeness Principles in Extract 1

2-2 Descriptive Analysis of Extract Two

2-2-1 Analysis of Speech Act Theory in the Extract

2-2-1-1Utterance Specification, Illocutionary Act Typology and Illocutionary Forces

2-2-1-2 Statistic Presentation and Analysis of the Findings

2-2-2 Analysis of Politeness in the Extract

2-3 Descriptive Analysis of Extract Three

2-3-1 Analysis of Speech Act Theory in the Extract

2-3-1-1 Utterance Specification, Illocutionary Act Typology and Illocutionary Forces

2-3-1-2 Statistic Presentation and Analysis of the Findings

2-3-2 Analysis of Politeness in the Extract

CHAPTER THREE: SYNOPSIS OF, COMMENT ON, INTERPRETATION AND ASSESSMENT OF THE FINDINGS

3-1Synopsis of, Comment on, Interpretation and Assessment of, Extract 1

3-2 Synopsis of, Comment on, Interpretation and Assessment of, Extract 2

3-3 Synopsis of, Comment on, Interpretation and Assessment of, Extract 3

3-4 Summary of, and Critical Insights into, the Findings

C0NCLUSION

REFERENCES

Appendix