SPEECH ACTS ANALYSIS OF FRANK OGODO OGBECHE’S ‘HARVEST OF CORRUPTION’

European Journal of Applied Linguistics Studies Pub Date : 2022-02-17 DOI:10.46827/ejals.v4i2.319

Servais Dieu-Donné Yédia Dadjo

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This study seeks to apply speech act theory to the analysis of Frank Ogodo Ogbeche’s ‘Harvest of Corruption’ on the basis of a mixed method. It aims at identifying, analyzing and interpreting the different speech acts in the selected play for the purpose of decoding meanings. The results show that through representative acts the author has depicted thoroughly heinous practices that affect negatively the development of African countries. Through directive, he is inviting political authorities to look at the pitiful state of their countries. Through commissive, he is indicating how governments should commit themselves to take measures to clean up public services. Expressive acts have enabled him to express sorrow and feeling of desperation in regards to the pitiful state of African countries. Through declarative, he indicates how immediate changes can be operated by sentencing all guilty authorities to many years of imprisonment. These results have enabled the researcher to contend that the author has directly and indirectly depicted African countries in general and more specifically Nigeria as characterized by embezzlement, drug dealing, bribery and corruption, abuse of the public offices, betrayal of people’s trust. Article visualizations:

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frank ogodo ogbeche“腐败的收获”的言语行为分析

本研究试图在混合方法的基础上，将言语行为理论应用于Frank Ogodo Ogbeche的《Harvest of Corruption》的分析。它旨在识别、分析和解释所选戏剧中的不同言语行为，以达到解码意义的目的。结果表明，通过代表性的行为，作者描绘了彻底的十恶不赦的做法，影响消极的非洲国家的发展。通过指示，他正在邀请政治当局审视他们国家的可怜状态。通过委员会，他指出政府应如何承诺采取措施清理公共服务。表达性的行为使他能够对非洲国家的可怜处境表达悲伤和绝望之情。通过陈述，他指出了如何通过判处所有有罪当局多年监禁来实现立即的改变。这些结果使研究人员认为，作者直接和间接地描述了非洲国家一般，更具体地说，尼日利亚的特点是贪污，毒品交易，贿赂和腐败，滥用公职，背叛人民的信任。可视化条

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