A Pragma-Stylistic Analysis of the Blind Man’s Garden by Nadeem Aslam

Rahmeen Fatima; Mawra Hashmi; Irum Fatima; Tariq Ali

Rahmeen Fatima MPhil scholar English linguistics Institute of Humanities and Arts Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information technology
Mawra Hashmi M Phil scholar English linguistics Institute of Humanities and Arts Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information technology
Irum Fatima MPhil scholar English linguistics Institute of Humanities and Arts Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information technology
Tariq Ali MPhil scholar English linguistics Institute of Humanities and Arts Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information technology

Abstract

This paper aims at describing Pragma-stylistic Analysis used in the Novel “Blind Man’s Garden” published in 2013 by British Pakistani author Nadeem Aslam. The study is intended to investigate the role of speech act theory (SAT) in understanding dramatic texts through using pragma-stylistic approach. It is also an attempt to examine the pragma-stylistic effects of using speech acts (SAs) and their implication in conveying the theme of the play and the intentions of the characters. The researcher explores the application of speech act theory proposed by J.L. Austin and John Searle. This study was conducted using textual analysis and descriptive qualitative method. Based on the data analysis the eight extracts are selected from Nadeem’s novel and they are Locutionary, Perlocutionary, Illocutionary, Representatives, Declaratives, Commissive, Expressive and Directives. The analysis reveals that the interaction between stylistics and pragmatics is a vital tool for analyzing dramatic texts in terms of (SAT). SAs are grouped into systematic combination depending on the purpose of the speaker or the play wright. By using Pragma-stylistic Analysis the writer able to catch reader’s attention to focus on the content of the novel.

Keywords: Stylistics, Pragmatics, Pragma-stylistic and Speech Acts.