The Hunger Games: linguistic modality as reflector of point of view in a dystopian novel
Dystopian literature is a genre that imagines a futuristic universe in which oppressive societal control and the illusion of a perfect society are expressed. One famous novel of this genre is The Hunger Games written by Suzanne Collins (2008). Considering its strong social and pedagogical influences...
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| description | Dystopian literature is a genre that imagines a futuristic universe in which oppressive societal control and the illusion of a perfect society are expressed. One famous novel of this genre is The Hunger Games written by Suzanne Collins (2008). Considering its strong social and pedagogical influences, an analytical study was considered necessary to investigate the linguistic modality of the novel. Modality refers to a speaker's opinion concerning the truth of a proposition. Hence, the primary goal of this study is to examine the linguistic manifestations of modality to identify point of view in the novel by determining the dominant modality shading. Simpson's (2005) framework was used as the analytical tool to conduct the analysis. The results indicate that epistemic modality is the most prevalent modality used in the novel and this has provided the novel with a negative shading. Furthermore, this accentuates notions of alienation and confusion within the narrative, by highlighting the narrator's struggles to make sense of what is happening. The results indicate that the narration reflects the character. |
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| spelling | upm-662342019-02-12T06:50:58Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66234/ The Hunger Games: linguistic modality as reflector of point of view in a dystopian novel J. L. Christy, Jeyanthi Evelyn Mohd Kasim, Zalina Mohamad Ali, Afida Ali Termizi, Arbaayah Dystopian literature is a genre that imagines a futuristic universe in which oppressive societal control and the illusion of a perfect society are expressed. One famous novel of this genre is The Hunger Games written by Suzanne Collins (2008). Considering its strong social and pedagogical influences, an analytical study was considered necessary to investigate the linguistic modality of the novel. Modality refers to a speaker's opinion concerning the truth of a proposition. Hence, the primary goal of this study is to examine the linguistic manifestations of modality to identify point of view in the novel by determining the dominant modality shading. Simpson's (2005) framework was used as the analytical tool to conduct the analysis. The results indicate that epistemic modality is the most prevalent modality used in the novel and this has provided the novel with a negative shading. Furthermore, this accentuates notions of alienation and confusion within the narrative, by highlighting the narrator's struggles to make sense of what is happening. The results indicate that the narration reflects the character. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/66234/1/15.%20JSSH%20%28S%29-0586-2017.pdf J. L. Christy, Jeyanthi Evelyn and Mohd Kasim, Zalina and Mohamad Ali, Afida and Ali Termizi, Arbaayah (2018) The Hunger Games: linguistic modality as reflector of point of view in a dystopian novel. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 26 (4). pp. 2395-2415. ISSN 0128-7702; ESSN: 2231-8534 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JSSH%20Vol.%2026%20(4)%20Dec.%202018/15.%20JSSH%20(S)-0586-2017.pdf |
| spellingShingle | J. L. Christy, Jeyanthi Evelyn Mohd Kasim, Zalina Mohamad Ali, Afida Ali Termizi, Arbaayah The Hunger Games: linguistic modality as reflector of point of view in a dystopian novel |
| title | The Hunger Games: linguistic modality as reflector of point of view in a dystopian novel |
| title_full | The Hunger Games: linguistic modality as reflector of point of view in a dystopian novel |
| title_fullStr | The Hunger Games: linguistic modality as reflector of point of view in a dystopian novel |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Hunger Games: linguistic modality as reflector of point of view in a dystopian novel |
| title_short | The Hunger Games: linguistic modality as reflector of point of view in a dystopian novel |
| title_sort | hunger games: linguistic modality as reflector of point of view in a dystopian novel |
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