Discourse Analysis of Social Discrimination in Short Story ” Once Upon a Time” by Nadine Gordimer
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https://doi.org/10.53555/ssh.v3i3.319Keywords:
Discourse model,, fore grounded, back grounded,, social discrimination, changing situation entities.Abstract
Fairclough,s three dimensional model of discourse have been identified by Fairclough (1992,1995)a” .The model visualize discourse as text, written or spoken as discourse practice and as social practice. Fairclough framework focus not only the text itself but also take into account its production and interpretation within a larger social context. Therefore, any discourse ‘event is simultaneously a three – dimensional phenomenon; it is a piece of spoken or written text, an instance of discourse practice and an instance of social practice. According to this model, close linguistics analysis of the text through three – dimensional discourse model helps understand the text. The short story “once upon a time” is analyzed applying three – dimensional model of discourse the purpose of analysis is to mark the social effects of the discourse modes that may contribute to the better and proper understanding of the text,
specifically from a social point of view.
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