GRAPHO-SYNTACTIC ANALYSIS OF THE BIBLICAL PARABLES

EZE, KINGSLEY ONYEBUCHI and ADETUNJI, BABATUNDE DELE and OLUCHI, CHRIS OKEUGO (2020) GRAPHO-SYNTACTIC ANALYSIS OF THE BIBLICAL PARABLES. International Journal of English and Literature (IJEL), 10 (3). pp. 1-14. ISSN 2249–6912

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Abstract

This research work surveys the stylistic analysis of the language of the Biblical parables using the parable of the Sower, parable of the Weeds and the parable of the Mustard seed. This invariably involves a linguistic description of the language of religion with particular reference to the parables. Emphasis in this study is not on the parables but the impact of linguistic elements in actualizing the message the parables are set to achieve. This work is also designed to investigate how stylistic analysis can enhance the interpretation and understanding of the texts (parables). The linguistic elements in the parables are analyzed stylistically using the Quirk et al’s model of sentence units. The aim of stylistic analysis is not simply to identify and describe formal linguistic features in a text for their own sake, but to show their functional significance in the interpretation and organization of the texts under study. It is therefore the concern of this work to analyze the stylistic peculiarities of the parables with the intention of bringing out the style of the writer and also to have fuller understanding of the parables.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts > Faculty of Law > Faculty of Management and Social Sciences > Faculty of Education
Depositing User:	mrs chioma hannah
Date Deposited:	04 Sep 2021 22:07
Last Modified:	04 Sep 2021 22:07
URI:	http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/3092

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