POLITENESS PRINCIPLES IN A MOTHER’S REFUSAL OF EARLY MARRIAGE IN TOYIN ABIODUN’S ‘THE MARRIAGE OF ARIKE’

ADENIKE, MERCY AJAYI and TEMILADE, AFOLASADE OLATUNJI (2022) POLITENESS PRINCIPLES IN A MOTHER’S REFUSAL OF EARLY MARRIAGE IN TOYIN ABIODUN’S ‘THE MARRIAGE OF ARIKE’. In: 13TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE, SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES, THE FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC, ILARO, SEPTEMBER 2022, The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

This study explores a triangulation of purpose of future, desire and materialism in Toyin Abiodun’s” The marriage of Arike”. The data consists the utterances made by Bisi, the protagonist and her interlocutors. Descriptive - qualitative approach was adopted as the research methodology for the analysis of the data. The theoretical framework for the analysis of the data was based on Brown and Levinson’s (1987) politeness strategies. The study established that the Bisi used Positive politeness, Bald on Record politeness and Off Record politeness principles as described by Brown and Levinson (1987) in her refusal of Arike, early marriage. Using this approach, the writer described the politeness principles used by Bisi in her refusal of early marriage of her daughter. The work revealed that politeness principles serve as effective tools for mothers to refuse their girl child early marriage. It also revealed that women tend to be polite when they want their opinions to be aired in discussion with their husbands. It also further brought to light that context is a vital factor that influences the choice of politeness principle. Therefore, this work is relevant for language use among couples and language users. Keywords: Girl-child Marriage, Pragmatics, Politeness, Face and Context

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Management
Depositing User:	Unnamed user with email [email protected]
Date Deposited:	03 Apr 2023 12:19
Last Modified:	03 Apr 2023 12:19
URI:	http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/2268

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