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A Critical Discourse Analysis of Wole Soyinka's the Beatification of Area Boy

A Critical Discourse Analysis of Wole Soyinka's the Beatification of Area Boy

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I am profoundly grateful to everyone who contributed to the successful completion of this project. I am especially grateful to my Supervisor (Name), the Head of Department (Name), and the Lecturers in the Department of Linguistics and Communication for their invaluable guidance and support. I also acknowledge the contributions of authors and scholars whose works on A Critical Discourse Analysis of Wole Soyinka's the Beatification of Area Boy provided essential insights. Special thanks go to my study area (and any funding organizations, if applicable) for their financial assistance. I am equally thankful to stakeholders, including mentors, teachers, and colleagues, for their encouragement and support. Finally, I deeply appreciate my family and friends for their patience and unwavering support throughout this journey. Your contributions have been instrumental in making this research a reality.



TABLE OF CONTENTS

PRELIMINARY PAGES

CHAPTER ONE

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

CHAPTER TWO

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

CHAPTER THREE

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

CHAPTER FOUR

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

CHAPTER FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Summary of Findings
  • 5.3 Conclusion
  • 5.4 Recommendation

BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDIX A - “QUESTIONNAIRE”


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.


A Critical Discourse Analysis of Wole Soyinka’s the Beatification of Area Boy

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.

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CHAPTER TWO

2.0 Literature Review

2.1 Introduction

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