Coherence in george orwell's 1984: a linguistic study

Abstract EN

The primary aim of the study is to investigate the notion of coherence as an interactive process between discourse interactants.

Therefore, through following Hyland's (2005) Interpersonal Model of Metadiscourse Markers, the study attempts to outline whether the use of metadiscourse markers contributes to the overall coherence of discourse through enabling writers to develop interaction with readers, which in return helps delivering their perspective correctly.

A secondary aim is relating the findings of the study to the implication which metadiscourse devices might have on achieving a preferred interpretation of English literary texts.

Therefore, the corpus of the study is carefully selected to analyze Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four.

Orwell is known for his profound concern for the clear writing style which enables the writer to deliver the intended message clearly and simply.

Moreover, Nineteen Eighty-Four witnesses the prime of his writing style and it embodies his views on language.

The findings of this study reveal that metadiscourse devices contribute to raise the level of interaction between the writer and the reader.

This enables readers to achieve a preferred interpretation of the text which in return contributes to raise the overall coherence of discourse.