A Stylistic Investigation on D.H. Lawrence’s Sons and Lovers


Published in AKSUJEL - December, 2022

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Abstract

This work analyzes D.H Lawrence’s Sons and Lovers using a stylistic approach to examine the various stylistic properties employed in the composition of the text. The stylistic analysis of a novel goes beyond the traditional, surface interpretation, because it combines intuition and detailed linguistic analysis of the text. The aim of the study is to provide a description of lexical and grammatical categories in the text. The research is a stylistic analysis which employs the Leech and Short (2007) checklist of linguistics and stylistic categories. The study reveals that the mode of language use forms an essential part of the meaning of a novel, making interpretation more precise and leading to a better understanding of the text. Lawrence makes subtle and effective use of complex vocabulary. His passages are often dominated by long polysyllabic words, fragmented episodes and descriptions. He employs the use of dialect and vigorous idiomatic folk language. His use of repetition is interesting because the constant employment of binary structures creates an overall effect in the text which are heavily responsible for the quality of Lawrence’s prose.

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