A Stylistic Analysis Of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s The Thing Around Your Neck

Stylistics is the study and interpretation of texts from a linguistic and literary perspectives. This work was done to examine the basic linguistic features that have been used by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in The Thing Around Your Neck to pass some messages across to the readers and the society. A functional approach was adopted, an approach where particular note is taken of the stylistic function, effect and thematic significance of linguistic features in a literary text. The stylistics tools employed were morphology, graphology, phonology, syntax, lexico-semantics and point of view. After applying these tools the novel, it was discovered that language is an integral part of any work of art and that the success of a work depends on how the writer has been able to manipulate language. Adichie had effected changes through a systemic use of language which helped a better understanding of her work.

 

Title page

Certification

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Abstract

Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE

GENERAL INTRODUCTION

1.1   Introduction

1.2   Statement of the problem

1.3   Purpose of the study

1.4   Scope of the study

1.5   Justification

1.6   Methodology

1.7   The Author

1.8   Data Description

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1   Introduction

2.2   The concept of style

2.3   Historical Development of Stylistics

2.4   Criticism and the meeting point of linguistics and literary stylistics 

2.5   Stylistics

2.6   Levels of stylistic study

2.6.1 Morphology

2.6.2 Graphology

2.6.3 Phonology

2.6.4 Syntax

2.6.5 Lexico-semantics

2.7    Point of view

2.8    Conclusion

CHAPTER THREE

STYLISTIC ANALYSIS OF THE THING AROUND YOUR NECK

3.1    Introduction

3.2    Morphology 

3.3    Graphology

3.4     Phonology

3.5     Syntax

3.6     Lexico-Semantics

3.7     Proverbs

3.8     Point of view

3.9     Findings

3.10   Conclusion

CHAPTER FOUR

Summary, Recommendation and Conclusion

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