A Transitivity Analysis of Female Characters in “The Boarding House” By James Joyce
- Author Ali Furqan Syed
- Co-Author Asma Nazir, Anum Hafiz, Kiran Shahbaz
- DOI http://wwj
- Country : Pakistan
- Subject : English Language and Literature
Keywords : Transitivity analysis, transitivity process, material process, feminine characters
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to pave the way towards understanding of the feminine characters presented in the short story “The Boarding House” by James Joyce. The researcher has adopted the transitivity analysis for the analysis and understanding the characters from top to toe. For this purpose data has been taken from the famous short story “The Boarding House” by James Joyce. The text has been divided by the researcher into clauses and then analyzed according to the transitivity model given by Haliday. The aim of the researcher was to understand the female characters with the help of transitivity processes. The researcher also intended to identify the most frequently used process which helped to dissect the female characters. The qualitative method has been used by the researcher for the analysis and discussion and at the same time quantitative method has been used for the identification of the most frequently used process. After analysis of female characters the researcher has found material process as the most frequently used process. Material process is found in forty (40) clauses.
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