Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Written Literature in an African Language: An Examination of Interrogative Sentences in Fágúnwà’s Novels

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2016 9 (12)
Authors
Olúmúyìwá, Olúmúyìwá; Agnes, Aládésanmí Ọmọ́bọ́lá
Contact information
Olúmúyìwá, Olúmúyìwá: Department of Linguistics and Languages Adékúnlé Ajásin University, Àkùngbá-Àkókó, Nigeria; ; Agnes, Aládésanmí Ọmọ́bọ́lá: Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria;
Keywords
Fágúnwà; Interrogative sentences; Novels; Yorùbá language
Abstract

Fágúnwà is no doubt a great Yorùbá novelist, who has impressively extended the frontiers of the Yorùbá literary heritage due to his skill as a story-teller and his linguistic competence in the use of Yorùbá language. Many incidents in his novels are designed to teach morals. In his effort to teach these morals and expand the reader’s knowledge and understanding about the messages contained in the novels, Fágúnwà shows great skills in the use of interrogative sentences. It is against this backdrop that this study, therefore, examines the nature and use of interrogative sentences in his five novels. The study shows that Fágúnwà uses a total of 678 interrogative sentences in the novels. The study posits that Fágúnwà uses the interrogative sentences for various reasons which include: introduction of moral and social vices he condemns; creating humor; showing emotions in some characters and making some of his narrative techniques effective

Pages
3025-3036
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/30317

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