Transitivity Analysis on "Maria" in "Clay" by James Joyce

Authors

  • Amber Hassan Deptt. of English, The University of Lahore, Sargodha Campus, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan Author
  • Abdul Bari Khan Deptt. of English, The University of Lahore, Sargodha Campus, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan Author
  • Waqas Haider Deptt. of English, The University of Lahore, Sargodha Campus, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan Author
  • Hafiza Sana Mansoor Deptt. of English, The University of Lahore, Sargodha Campus, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan Author
  • Shazma Niazi Deptt. of English, The University of Lahore, Sargodha Campus, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan Author

Keywords:

Clay, Transitivity Analysis, Chunks, Maria, Process, Participant, Circumstance, Well natured

Abstract

In the proposed study, the researchers seek to examine that how they construct the personality through Transitivity analysis. Researcher's main objective is to explain the main character's personality named as "MARIA" from a short story "The Clay" by James Joyce. Researchers have divided the whole text into chunks and then take those lines which are explaining the character of "Maria". Then applied the transitivity analysis (processes, participants and circumstances) there are six processes like as; material process, mental process, verbal process, behavioral process, relational process and existential process. The goal is to explain the personality of "Maria and how she is portrayed and represented through language in Clay. The result of this analysis is that Maria is really a well-natured.

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2015-11-26

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1(1): Dec. 2015

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