A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE USE OF PIDGIN IN
CHINUA ACHEBE`S A MAN OF THE PEOPLE AND AYI KWEI
ARMAH’S THE BEAUTYFUL ONES ARE NOT YET BORN
Author(s) : Akamagwuna Ike Femi, Usman Muhammed Bello
ABSTRACT:
This study attempts to do a comparative study of the use of pidgin on the morphological processes and Pidgin tenses captured in Chinua Achebe`s A Man of the People and Ayi kwei Armah’s The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born. The secondary data used for this study was generated both texts (A Man of the People and The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born). A random sampling method was used to circumspectly collect and analyze the relevant data needed for this study. This research is anchored on Jaseer Al-Jaseer`s Pidginization Theory and it is drawn from Veliyeva Ralpovna’s Comparative Analysis approach. The findings of the study show the different and similar style deployed by both authors as depicted in their texts. The result of this study shows the Pidgin tenses and the morphological processes used by the authors in communicating their thoughts to the readers. The findings of this research work unveil the aspects of the Pidgin tenses depicted in the texts. These are: present tenses, past tenses and future tenses. This research work also reveals the Pidgin morphological processes (word formation processes) portrayed in both texts. These are: borrowing, clipping and abbreviation.
KEYWORD(S):
Pidgin -morphological processes-tenses-pidginization.
