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By Abah, MT (2022).
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Greener Journal of Language and Literature Research Vol. 7(1), pp. 1-6, 2022 ISSN: 2384-6402 Copyright ©2022, the copyright of this article is retained by the author(s)
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Semiology and Process of Literary Meaning in Ayi Kwei Armah’s Two Thousand Seasons and Ngugi Wa Thiongo’s Matigari
Abah, Michael Thomas
Department of English, Federal College of Education, Pankshin, Plateau State, Nigeria.
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Article No.: 100320114 Type: Research |
This study focuses on the process of literary meaning using the semiotic approach. To carry out the study, two primary texts (Ayi Kwei Armah’s Two Thousand Seasons and Ngugi Wathiongo’s Matigari) were studied, followed by a summary on each of them. From each text, four signs were identified and analysed, making a total of eight signs in all. Each sign was analysed based on Ferdinand de Saussure’s dyadic model of the sign. The analysis revealed that signs are indeed helpful in the process of literary meaning. Hence, understanding a literary text requires a corresponding understanding of the semiotic signs that are also part of the text as a constructed object. |
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Accepted: 05/09/2020 Published: 31/03/2022 |
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*Corresponding Author Abah, Michael Thomas E-mail: abahthomas68@ yahoo.com |
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Keywords: Semiology, Process of Literary, Ayi Kwei Armah, Ngugi Wa Thiongo. |
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Cite this Article: Abah, MT (2022). Semiology and Process of Literary Meaning in Ayi Kwei Armah’s Two Thousand Seasons and Ngugi Wa Thiongo’s Matigari. Greener Journal of Language and Literature Research, 7(1): 1-6. |