A Comparative Study of the Novel Beloved and its Film Adaptation: A Multimodal Perspective

Abstract

As a multi-layered analysis, the present study aims to present a comprehensive investigation of not only modality markers, but also gender-based lexical elements in the selected novel; namely, Beloved . It also aims to make a comparison between the linguistic manifestations of modality and gender in the novel as well as the script of the film. On the micro-level of the analysis, the study aims to investigate the occurrence and frequency of a number of lexical elements which are related to the issues under study. On the macro-level of the analysis