Abstract
Sarcasm is a manipulative concept that can be utilized in different forms and different senses to express different intentions. Inaam Kachachi makes full use of linguistic and figurative tools to express her sarcastic events and situations. Thus, this paper investigates the linguo-stylistic use of sarcasm in Kachachi’s ‘الحفيدة الامريكية’ (American Granddaughter), focusing on the purposes behind the use of sarcasm in this novel. Twenty extracts have been selected to be lingo- stylistically analyzed in terms of Leech and Short's (2007) model. The paper concludes that Kachachi utilizes lexical, grammatical, and figurative devices to depict her sarcastic events and circumstances.
Highlights
IntroductionZina decided to apply for this job, as it was an American dream for Zina in order to raise money to improve her life
Introduction[1] American Granddaughter, a novel by an Iraqi author Inaam Kachachi, depicts the American occupation of Iraq through the eyes of a young American-Iraqi woman, who returns to her country as an interpreter for the US Army
The following pages are devoted to the presentation of a summary of American Granddaughter, the concept of sarcasm and its overlapping terms, the concept of stylistics, and its subdivisions, focusing on the linguo-stylistic type
Summary
Zina decided to apply for this job, as it was an American dream for Zina in order to raise money to improve her life Zina approved, collected her things, and went to travel to Iraq with a group of soldiers of different nationalities. Her grandmother knew that Zina had arrived in Iraq, yet she was not aware of her work with the US army. Especially after she was deeply saddened by Zina's work with the US Army, and her life ended in death Zina's contract with the US Army was over and she decided to return to America broken and full of sadness and emotion She no longer knew any news about Muhaimin, so she decided to delete his messages. Over the years, there has been no consensus on whether irony is essentially the same thing, with superficial differences, or whether they are significantly different
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