Interrogative Questions as a Source of Power Representation in Persian Plays: A Critical Discourse Analysis Approach

; Vahid Parvaresh; ; Azizeh CHalak

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" Interrogative Questions as a Source of Power Representation in Persian Plays: A Critical Discourse Analysis Approach "

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	155461
Doc. No	:	5614p
Call number	:	‭5614‬
Main Entry	:	Negahdari, Anahita
Title Proper	:	Interrogative Questions as a Source of Power Representation in Persian Plays: A Critical Discourse Analysis Approach
Supervisor	:	; Vahid Parvaresh
Advisor	:	; Azizeh CHalak
College	:	Isfahan ( Khorasgan )
Date	:	, 2013=1392
Degree	:	M.A
field of study	:	, General linguistics
College	:	, Isfahan ( Khorasgan )
student score	:	, 1392/06/20, 1391/00/00
Page No	:	ix , 96p.
Note	:	842
Abstract	:	The present study is an attempt at applying the principles of Critical Discourse Analysis (Fairclough, 1995) to 6 Persian plays. Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) is an effective way of examining the impact of social inequalities on language. The current research was carried out to examine how questions reinforce these inequalities. To achieve this end, six Persian plays were selected; only wh-questions and yes/no-questions were examined to avoid further complexity. Fairclough's framework analyzes text on three levels: description, interpretation and explanation. The analysis of the questions used in these plays showed that the questions were mostly asked to exercise power. In this respect, it was found out that people enjoying wealth, military and governmental positions as well as parents, and also those having a better occupation use language as a tool for wielding power. The findings of this research can help the reader appreciate the significance of illocutionary meaning of language components..
electronic file name	:	56141.pdf
Title and statement of responsibility and	:	Interrogative Questions as a Source of Power Representation in Persian Plays: A Critical Discourse Analysis Approach [Thesis]; Vahid Parvaresh; Azizeh CHalak
Internal Bibliographies/Indexes Note	:	Bibliography :p.82-88