Genderlect Styles: Analysis Of Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House” From The Perspective Of Gender Differences In Language Use
Journal Title: University of Chitral Journal of Linguistics & Literature - Year 2017, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
This present paper examines Ibsen’s A Doll’s House from the viewpoint of gender differences in the use of language by the characters in the play, and the way the lives of the characters are affected by the use of language. The study concludes that the prevalent ideologies in the society define the gender roles that stimulate women to maintain intimacy and connection and men to preserve their independence and status. However, females break this connection when they tend to preserve their identity and individuality instead of maintaining connection. The analysis of the selected text, from the play, is carried out through using Discourse analysis tools like Identity Building Tool, Turn Taking and Holding Floor, Story Telling, Empty Adjectives, Intensifiers. Tannen’s theory of Genderlect Styles and Althusser’s concept of Ideological State Apparatuses have been used to draw the conclusion.
Authors and Affiliations
Robina Khaliq Lecturer in English, National University of Modern Languages (NUML) Peshawar Campus Pakistan, Mehnaz Lecturer in English, National University of Modern Languages (NUML) Peshawar Campus Pakistan,
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP691155
- DOI -
- Views 217
- Downloads 0
Bacon’s “Envy”: An Evaluation of Punctuation
Punctuation plays a pivotal role in enhancing comprehensibility of a text. It not only abolishes ambiguity from the text but also adorns the individual style of the author. This paper analyses Bacon’s essay “Envy” eval...
Deconstructive Analysis Of The Short Story “Saleema” By Daniyal Mueenuddin
The aim of this research is to apply deconstructive approach to a short story. For this purpose Daniyal Mueenuddin’s short story “Saleema” is selected and analyzed. Through deconstruction the feminist reading of the stor...
Lack of Tenderness: The Main Culprit for the Relationship between Husband and Wife in Lady Chatterley’s Lover
This article presents the case of Chatterley and Clifford, the two main characters in Lady Chatterley’s Lover, to consider tenderness a basic working emotion to shape human relationship. The lack of tenderness causes emo...
Analytical Study of Violence Theme in Victoria Schwab’s This Savage Song
This research article focuses on the theme of violence and its representation by the characters of the novel “This Savage Song” by Victoria Schwab. How violence is transmitted through genes to next generations and to wha...
On Gulzar’s Poetry: Comparing the Three Versions of English Translation
Gulzar’s merit as a contemporary Indian poet rests on his use of Hindustani, which has a high degree of emotional intensity, expressiveness, naturalness and unusual vividness that strikes the head and the heart of the li...