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Illocutionary and Perlocutionary Speech Act Analysis of „‟Home Fire‟‟ by Kamila Shamsie
(Library Information Services, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, 2020) Tahira Hashim; CIIT/SP19-REL-006/LHR; Dr. Ali Ahmed; LHR TP 6529
This dissertation aims to evaluate the protagonist in the novel „‟Home Fire‟‟ by Kamila Shamsie and the use of their utterances and dialogues which determines their characters and personality as well. There are different Characters in the novel but researcher has chosen three characters named as Aneeka Pasha, Isma Pasha and Karamat Lone. Researcher has analyzed the characters via perlocutionary and Illocutionary speech act analysis. As dialogues and utterance are the major tools through which one can come to know about the inner and outer self of a character. Theoretical framework which is chosen for this work is Speech Act Theory and one of the most debated and complex linguistic theory. Speech Act Theory is an offshoot of Pragmatics and it deals with those utterances which makes addressor and addressee to do something. Searle‟s Taxonomy of Illocutionary speech act is used for analysis. The research design is a qualitative descriptive analysis which is used along with content analysis. After analyzing the data researcher has come across certain findings and has elaborated these findings in tabular form as well. Isma Pasha has used 46 utterances and the dominant one is Representative which qualifies her character who is always asserting her identity as a British and a loving sister. She ensures everyone about her loyalty but not believed. Secondly Aneeka Pasha and the number of her utterances are 54 in which the dominant type is Directive. She is completely opposite of her sister and her personality is a brave, bold curious and the one who influences everyone and she has an endless quest to get her rights. Lastly Karamat Lone is a Home Secretary and a person who is running after his materialistic gains. He is one of the unexpressive and unemotional people. His utterances are 36 in which the dominant type is Directive and paradigm case command and question is present dominantly. He is determined as an authoritative and commanding person who has no emotions for anyone.
Semiotic Analysis of Mohsin Hamid’s Novel
(Library Information Servicers COMSATS University, Lahore Campus, 2021-11-25) Muhammad Imran; FA19-REL-010; Dr. Ali Ahmed; LHR TP 7460
This study aims to analyze Mohsin Hamid’s novel “The Reluctant Fundamentalist” by using semiotics theory of five codes which Roland Barthes has proposed for textual analysis. The study is conducted keeping in view the following objects and aims. To interpret the hidden meanings and voice behind the textual signifiers is the main aim of this research. The concealed meanings and voices are also interpreted keeping in view the five codes of Barthes’ Theory. This is mixed method study in which qualitative, descriptive method is used for textual analysis and quantitative method is used to make the frequency list of cultural codes. This study is based on textual analysis of the novel, “The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid”, and this study is conducted by using step by step method used by Roland Barthes in his book S/Z. Roland Barthes’ narrative model is used as theoretical frame work. By applying Barthes’ narrative model, the results of the current study show that the selected novel is tangled with all the five codes such as the hermeneutic codes, the proairetic codes, the semantic codes, the symbolic codes and the cultural codes which have enigmatic, suspensive elements, hidden meaning and voiced which needed to be interpreted for better understanding. The selected novel is full of enigmatic, suspensive elements, connotative meanings, binary opposition and cultural references. Almost twenty eight cultural codes are found in the text. In short, the novel has all the five codes.