THEMATIC STRUCTURE AND FOREGROUNDING IN SELECTED EXTRACTS FROM ADETUNJI OGUNDIMU’S A SILLY SEASON

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AuteurKOUTCHADE, INNOCENT SOUROU
Date d'ajout2026-06-02T16:06:57Z
Date de disponibilite2026-06-02T16:06:57Z
Date de publication2015
ResumeThe metafunctional approach developed by Systemic Functional Linguistics is a theory commonly used for the analysis of texts. The importance of this linguistic tool is that it helps to find out how language functions and is used in a cultural and situational context. This paper focused on an aspect of textual meaning, which is realized through Theme patterns. It attempted to analyze the language of Adetunji Ogundimu’s A Silly Season. The findings revealed that there is a predominance of topical unmarked and textual Themes in the selected excerpts of the novel under study. In addition, other Theme-types such as topical marked, interpersonal Themes and marked dependent clauses are foregrounded to point out some prominent features of these passages of the literary artifact. The work concluded that these foregrounded elements, that is, some thematic features which emphasize the meanings expressed in the selected extracts, also contribute to the understanding of the novel
Autre identifiantBECDB-11629
URIhttps://dspace.uac.bj/handle/123456789/10206
Languefr
Fait partie deInternational Journal of English and Literature (IJEL)
SujetSystemic Functional Linguistics
Sujettextual meaning
SujetThème
Sujetcontext
SujetForegrounding
TitreTHEMATIC STRUCTURE AND FOREGROUNDING IN SELECTED EXTRACTS FROM ADETUNJI OGUNDIMU’S A SILLY SEASON
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