A Social Lingustic perspective To Toni Morrison‟s Home :Critical Discourse Analysis.

Abstract

The dessertation examins Norman Fairclough‟s Model as an approach to analyse Toni Morrison‟s “Home”.The study aims to uncover the underlying messages and explore the ideologies advocated by the writer Toni Morrison in her novel “Home”. Using the interpretive paradigm and employing descriptive qualitative methods were adopted to analyse the novel which is used as a corpus of this study. The research applies Norman Fairclough‟s (2001) Model for critical discourse analysis, based on textual analysis as the analytical framework. Through an examination of Morrison‟s linguistic techniques, such as descriptive vivid imagery and metaphorical language, the research seeks to illuminate how meaning is conveyed to the readers. The results defended by delving into the effects of racism and shed light on the injustice faced by African -American and challenges they encounter in there journey towards belonging and constuding their identity. The finding . highlight how Morrison used language, through descriptive vivid imagery, metaphorical language to exploring the issue of racism, adds to the impactful and thought-provoking quality of her novel “Home.”