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LABOVIAN MODEL AND ANALYSIS OF THE BULLY AS REPRESENTATION OF THE USA

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-II).09      10.31703/grr.2019(IV-II).09      Published : Jun 2019

Labovian Model and Analysis of The Bully as Representation of the USA

    While applying Labov's model this study finds out the macro and micro features of the written text, i.e., The Bully by Roger Dean Kiser, an American fiction writer. Labov's model of narrative analysis has proven efficacy primarily in the exploration of the macro features. However, for the analysis of microfeatures, other elements of discourse analysis such as cohesive ties, discourse markers, substitutions, ellipses, contractions, exchanges, inversions, and some other attributes were used to explore the representative aspects of the writer's work. Macro analysis revealed that most of the different levels of Labov model, i.e., abstract, orientation, complicating actions, resolution, and evaluation were found in the story. Coda, which is the optional part of any story, remained absent. The findings establish that most stories adhere to the formulation identified by Labov. The analysis provides enough clues to establish the work as a typical way of American narration.

    Written text, discourse analysis, story, Labov model
    (1) Liaqat Iqbal
    Assistant Professor,Department of English,Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Irfan Ullah
    Assistant Professor,Department of English,Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Farooq Shah
    Lecturer,IBMS,Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KP, Pakistan..
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    CHICAGO : Iqbal, Liaqat, Irfan Ullah, and Farooq Shah. 2019. "Labovian Model and Analysis of The Bully as Representation of the USA." Global Regional Review, IV (II): 78-84 doi: 10.31703/grr.2019(IV-II).09
    HARVARD : IQBAL, L., ULLAH, I. & SHAH, F. 2019. Labovian Model and Analysis of The Bully as Representation of the USA. Global Regional Review, IV, 78-84.
    MHRA : Iqbal, Liaqat, Irfan Ullah, and Farooq Shah. 2019. "Labovian Model and Analysis of The Bully as Representation of the USA." Global Regional Review, IV: 78-84
    MLA : Iqbal, Liaqat, Irfan Ullah, and Farooq Shah. "Labovian Model and Analysis of The Bully as Representation of the USA." Global Regional Review, IV.II (2019): 78-84 Print.
    OXFORD : Iqbal, Liaqat, Ullah, Irfan, and Shah, Farooq (2019), "Labovian Model and Analysis of The Bully as Representation of the USA", Global Regional Review, IV (II), 78-84
    TURABIAN : Iqbal, Liaqat, Irfan Ullah, and Farooq Shah. "Labovian Model and Analysis of The Bully as Representation of the USA." Global Regional Review IV, no. II (2019): 78-84. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2019(IV-II).09