Manifestation of a Linguistic Phenomenon “Inversion” in English Mass Media Texts of Nigeria
Abstract
The article reveals the features of the manifestation of a linguistic phenomenon, and analyses inversion in English-language mass media texts in Nigeria.
The novelty of the approaches lies in the study of inversion through a pragmatic prism on the example of journalistic texts of the Nigerian media.
The analysis carried out was focused on such a syntactic phenomenon as inversion. By now, inversion is a fairly well-studied phenomenon. For the first time, due attention to such a phenomenon as inversion began to be paid only in the 20th century. The author concludes that from the point of view of pragmatic use and study of various units of communication (including the language of the media), inversion is of interest to linguists. The peculiarity of the English inversion in the materials of the mass media texts of the Nigerian English language is insufficiently studied, but extremely important from the point of view of the implementation of the component of emotional expression in communication. Analysis of the inverted sentences shows that it is used to express the emotional component of the communication process. The problem of expressiveness of inversion worried many researchers, since by including this linguistic phenomenon in various written texts and oral presentations, the individual attitude of the speaker to the subject of speech is expressed. In the course of the work, the theoretical material of the study is systematized, with special attention being paid to the specifics of the manifestation of the linguistic phenomenon. The practical material of the study is an analysis of the English-language texts of the Nigerian media.
About the Authors
J. Bagana
Belgorod National Research State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Jerome Baghana, Dr. of Sci. (Philological)
308015
85 Pobedy str.
Belgorod
M. V. Alaeva
Belgorod National Research State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Margarita V. Alaeva
308015
85 Pobedy str.
Belgorod
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For citations:
Bagana J., Alaeva M.V. Manifestation of a Linguistic Phenomenon “Inversion” in English Mass Media Texts of Nigeria. Proceedings of the Southwest State University. Series: Linguistics and Pedagogy. 2022;12(4):10-16. (In Russ.)
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