Ameen, Wirya Ahmed (2018) Congruence of Foregrounding in Philip Larkin's 'Wants'. Cihan University-Erbil Scientific Journal (1). pp. 9-22.
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Abstract
There is no doubt that the true usefulness of the study of style (Stylistics) lies in an effort to demonstrate the relevance of significant description to interpretation. It concentrates on identification and description of formal and structural features of a given text, and the role of these features within the universe of discourse. The present work is an attempt to practically manifest the role of stylistic method to literature, and how it plays a vital role in helping the reader to arrive at two important aspects of the study of literature, its understanding and enjoyment. To accomplish this, stylistics makes use of the principles and methodologies drawn from linguistics to arrive at the effect the writer wishes to communicate to the reader. This paper deals with the analysis of Larking's 'Wants' so as to show to what extent the writer makes use of specific language structures in an attempt to convey his message to the reader. To tackle this research point, the paper is divided into four sections: section one is introductory, it sheds light on the role of stylistics in exploring the significant link between linguistic form and function, and also gives an account of the writer's biography. Section two presents stylistics as the interdiscipline that gathers different linguistic and literary issues together and shows their interrelatedness. Section three is concerned with foregrounding as a stylistic device that operates effectively in carrying a writer's viewpoint to his readers. It gives an account of this general principle with reference to its types as well as other related terms that usually co-occur with it. Section four, which is the core of the study, tackles the congruence of foregrounding found in the poem under study, and, in a separate section, discusses the significance of each foregrounded part and the role it has in conveying the general idea of the poem. This section consequently exhibits how different aspects of linguistic form may coincide to fulfill an artistic function of language. The paper ends with the statement of conclusion and a list of the references utilized.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Stylistics, Foregrounding, Linguistic, Literary |
Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PE English P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) P Language and Literature > PR English literature |
Divisions: | Department of English Language > Research papers |
Depositing User: | ePrints Depositor |
Date Deposited: | 03 Oct 2024 13:22 |
Last Modified: | 03 Oct 2024 13:22 |
URI: | https://eprints.cihanuniversity.edu.iq/id/eprint/975 |