A Stylistic Analysis of Mohsin’s The End of Innocence
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https://doi.org/10.47205/jdss.2024(5-III)13Keywords:
Lexical Deviation, Grammatical Deviation, Levels Of Stylistics, Pakistani LiteratureAbstract
This research focuses on the creative use of deviations in the novel The End of Innocence (2006) written by Pakistani novelist Moni Mohsin. The theoretical framework applied to this study is based on the stylistic devices developed by Leech and Short (2007). Their model provides the foundation for analyzing the novel’s linguistic and stylistic features. Stylistics is a branch of applied linguistics that focuses on the critical study, understanding, and interpretation of all types of texts, written or spoken, literary or non-literary, and rhetorical. The study explores the impression a writer produces through tonal and linguistic components. The analysis is delimited to two major types of deviations, lexical and grammatical. The research is qualitative. The present research explores how meanings are created through the interaction of various textual features, especially lexical and grammatical. It is also investigated how the author creates lexical, morphological, idiomatic neologism, and how language has been linked with the native culture of Pakistan. This study enhances the understanding of key issues by analyzing specific aspects, themes, or methodologies, thereby enriching the discourse surrounding Pakistani literary traditions and their global significance. It helps to understand the extent to which novel uses of the English language create a unique stylistic effect. The connection between linguistic structures and socially structured meanings in a literary piece is analyzed to highlight the impact created by the selected Pakistani work. This research brings to light new perspectives of Pakistani literature, providing a fresh framework for future scholars in the field.
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