Abstract
Postcolonial literature, by definition, is deeply concerned with the histories, normally with retelling or reassessing the way in colonial/ postcolonial histories have been presented in colonial/ western accounts (Ramone, J. 2013). Critical discourse analysis (CDA) as a tool used to analyse the spoken and written texts to expose the unrevealed ideologies. The purpose of the research is how the author has controlled the mind of people through the writing in short story “property of woman”. The objective of the research is to highlight that what kind of lexicons (discourse markers, modifiers) are being used to control the minds of readers. The researcher has manually collected all kinds of lexicons (discourse markers and modifiers) from the story. This present study answers two questions: 1) What kind of discourse markers and modifiers are used by Sara Suleri to control the minds of readers? 2) How these discourse markers and modifiers are helping to clarify the main theme of the story “property of woman”? For the analysis of data, Van Dijk’s Socio-cognitive model (2006) based on ideology and discourse, has been applied to explain the mind control. The result of the study is that the author has extensively used the lexicons which control the minds of her readers and engaged them in story. The conclusion of the study is that the theme of the story is sociological and ethnographic example of postcolonial literature which analyses female experience in social and political circumstances. Keywords: postcolonial, literature, discourse markers, modifiers, nostalgia DOI : 10.7176/JLLL/64-04 Publication date: January 31 st 2020
Highlights
Sara Suleri is a remarkable postcolonial literary figure (DAWN August 2008)
Postcolonial writing is sympathetic to the condition of those subjected to colonial control rather than to colonialists (Ramone, J. 2013)
The objective of the research is to know that what kind of selected lexicons and intensifiers are used by Pakistani writers to control the minds of readers? Research questions: 1) What kind of discourse markers and modifiers are used by Sara Suleri to control the minds of readers? 2) How these discourse markers and modifiers are helping to clarify the main theme of the story “property of woman”?
Summary
Sara Suleri is a remarkable postcolonial literary figure (DAWN August 2008). She shows us the wonder and anguish of the childhood and surrounds us with the bold colours and sundry sounds of a volatile postcolonial Pakistan (Natasha Bronn 2003). Access: The short story appears to be composed by a renowned Pakistani writer Sara Suleri with the interest in social and political circumstances, so, she has the exclusive access to the people of world This fact makes her contribution in developing discourse and gets an access to share her thoughts and beliefs to all classes of society without discrimination. Macro-Semantics: Topics: the topic or title of the short story is “property of woman”, wisely used by Sara Suleri As she is a feminist and postcolonial writer, she prodigiously chooses the title and endeavours to describe the characteristics of female through her writing. The author has marvellously organized the text and paragraph themes about her nostalgia and character Halima’s nostalgia, and made the reader engage in story by describing the social and cultural glimpses of Pakistan, Pakistani troops, cicadas, monsoon, and characters (Halima and Pathar Nadi). Local meaning and coherence: a) Level of specificity and degree of completeness: the author has extensively used the pronoun “my” to explain certain things with personal association, for example “Oh my golden Kasur”. b) Perspective: the perspective of the Sara Suleri writing is autobiographical in the story “property of woman” in which she describes her memoir regarding Pakistan, her father’s home town Lahore. c) Implicitness: Sara Suleri has used presuppositions regarding the music or songs – another great asset of
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Sign-in/Register to access full text options 
Free) 
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a call
