Characters' appraisement in G. B. Shaw's man and superman in terms of Van Leeuwen's social actor representation

Other Title(s)

تقييم الشخصيات في مسرحية جورج برنارد شو الإنسان و الإنسان الخارق وفق تمثيل الفاعل الاجتماعي لفان ليوين

Joint Authors

Judi, Husayn Ali
Awdah, Ala Husayn
al-Hajjaj, Janan Fadl Bryu

Source

Journal of Basrah Researches : Humanities

Issue

Vol. 43, Issue 3أ (30 Sep. 2018), pp.53-67, 15 p.

Publisher

University of Basrah College of Education for Human Sciences

Publication Date

2018-09-30

Country of Publication

Iraq

No. of Pages

15

Main Subjects

Arts

Topics

Abstract EN

The current study is an attempt to demonstrate how characters are appraised in G.

B.

Shaw's Man and Superman.

Appraisement is one of the twelve categories of which 'Social Actor Representation' developed by Van Leeuwen comprises.

The linguistic analysis of characters' utterances exposes how they are negatively and positively appraised.

Appraisement occurs as characters’ different ideologies and ways of thinking are exposed.

Thus, they demonstrate disparate views about various issues and express positive or negative attitudes towards each other as well.

The results of the study show that characters are appraised depending on their attitudes and their different perspectives.

However, they are more negatively than positively appraised due to the abundance of negative attitudes which characters display when they are nervous and irritated or when they engage in arguments in which they disagree.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Awdah, Ala Husayn& al-Hajjaj, Janan Fadl Bryu& Judi, Husayn Ali. 2018. Characters' appraisement in G. B. Shaw's man and superman in terms of Van Leeuwen's social actor representation. Journal of Basrah Researches : Humanities،Vol. 43, no. 3أ, pp.53-67.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-836679

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Awdah, Ala Husayn…[et al.]. Characters' appraisement in G. B. Shaw's man and superman in terms of Van Leeuwen's social actor representation. Journal of Basrah Researches : Humanities Vol. 43, no. 3أ (Sep. 2018), pp.53-67.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-836679

American Medical Association (AMA)

Awdah, Ala Husayn& al-Hajjaj, Janan Fadl Bryu& Judi, Husayn Ali. Characters' appraisement in G. B. Shaw's man and superman in terms of Van Leeuwen's social actor representation. Journal of Basrah Researches : Humanities. 2018. Vol. 43, no. 3أ, pp.53-67.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-836679

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references : p. 67

Record ID

BIM-836679