Functionality of tautology in some selected American song lyrics and poems
Other Title(s)
وظائف التكرار في بعض قصائد غنائية و قصائد شعرية أمريكية مختارة
Joint Authors
Husayn, Abbas Lutfi
Said, Nadiyah Khayri Muhammad
Source
Journal of the College of Languages
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 36 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.187-214, 28 p.
Publisher
University of Baghdad College of Languages
Publication Date
2017-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
28
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Although the term' tautology' predicts negative connotation, it is often employed by poets and lyric writers to communicate more implied meanings.
Through the use of tautological expressions, they exchange ideas, give more possibilities to readers to detect the meaning behind the tautological words and thus suggest details not openly communicated in the poem.
Ten American song lyrics and ten American poems have been selected to be the data for the study.
Data analysis is conducted on the basis of three steps:(i) identifying the type of tautology used ,(ii) detecting the syntactic realization of the tautology and (iii) finding the functions of the use of tautology in these lyrics and poems.
The study concludes that song lyrics and poems manipulate various types of tautologies in order to convey various types of meaning and to serve various functions with reference to their contexts.
These functions are concerned with the eloquence and expressiveness of these lyrics and poems, including emphasizing a point , specifying attitudes , eliciting facts , and communicating the need to accept or resign oneself to something.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Husayn, Abbas Lutfi& Said, Nadiyah Khayri Muhammad. 2017. Functionality of tautology in some selected American song lyrics and poems. Journal of the College of Languages،Vol. 2017, no. 36, pp.187-214.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-795278
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Husayn, Abbas Lutfi& Said, Nadiyah Khayri Muhammad. Functionality of tautology in some selected American song lyrics and poems. Journal of the College of Languages No. 36 (2017), pp.187-214.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-795278
American Medical Association (AMA)
Husayn, Abbas Lutfi& Said, Nadiyah Khayri Muhammad. Functionality of tautology in some selected American song lyrics and poems. Journal of the College of Languages. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 36, pp.187-214.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-795278
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 212-213
Record ID
BIM-795278