| Title: A STUDY OF DISCOURSE MARKERS IN HABIB YAKOOB’S THE UGLY ONES REFUSE TO DIE |
| Authors: Peter Timothy Ayoola, Samuel Oyeyemi Agbeleoba Ph.D and Olumide Ogunrotimi Ph.D, Nigeria |
| Discourse markers are words or phrase that plays the role of managing the flow and structure of discourse. Discourse markers are words and phrases such as “well”, “because”, “however”, etc. The purpose of this study is to examine the use of discourse markers in Habib Yakoob’s the ugly ones refuse to die, using the theoretical framework developed from Schiffrin (1987) categorization of discourse markers. Ten utterances were selected from the text to further the study, which we later find out that in an interpersonal conversation, the use of discourse markers helps to make conversation smooth and meaningful. This study adds to a more profound comprehension of Yakoob’s story strategy and enhances the more extensive talk on postcolonial writing. It highlights the urgent job of discourse markers in molding the readers’ insight and confirms their strength as a device for scholarly examination. At the end, this study gives a far reaching system to future investigations into the complexities of discourse markers observable in subsequent scholarly researches. |
| Keywords: : Discourse Markers; Categorization; Habib Yakoob; Comprehension. |
| DOI: https://doi.org/10.59009/ijlllc.2023.0046 |
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