Identifying Discourse Critiques in Social Relationships of Azher Jerjis' Sleeping in Cherry Field using Ruth Wodak's CDA

Critical discourse analysis as a branch of linguistics discusses language as a social act and function, and its relationship with power, ideology, and discourse within social contexts. Ruth Wodak is a critical discourse analysis theorist who believes that power and ideology lead to domination. Being dominated in different sociopolitical situations produces discrimination. The existence of such a process by vulnerable linguistic groups within verbal contexts has been criticized. Verbal criticisms on discrimination is due to the existence of such elements as racism, social disorders, social depriveness and limitation, and seeking identity in meritocracies. Descriptive-analytical exploring and comparing the mentioned linguistic components using critical discourse of the novel Sleeping in Cherry Field written by Azher Jerjis (2019) would be of great significance. The protagonist of the novel, Saeed Nasir Mardan, in social actions and interactions with other characters criticizes the discrimination and injustices; that is, the discriminations and unjust behaviors practiced by the dominant power. The critiques happen in discursive forms among characters. The results of the study show the ability of correspondence between different elements of Wodak's critical discourse analysis and the content of the the novel. The capability is crystalyzed in different social contexts and linguistic situations of verbal communications. Critical discourse analysis as a branch of linguistics discusses language as a social act and function, and its relationship with power, ideology, and discourse within social contexts. Ruth Wodak is a critical discourse analysis theorist who believes that power and ideology lead to domination. Being dominated in different sociopolitical situations produces discrimination. The existence of such a process by vulnerable linguistic groups within verbal contexts has been criticized. Verbal criticisms on discrimination is due to the existence of such elements as racism, social disorders, social depriveness and limitation, and seeking identity in meritocracies. Descriptive-analytical exploring and comparing the mentioned linguistic components using critical discourse of the novel Sleeping in Cherry Field written by Azher Jerjis (2019) would be of great significance. The protagonist of the novel, Saeed Nasir Mardan, in social actions and interactions with other characters criticizes the discrimination and injustices; that is, the discriminations and unjust behaviors practiced by the dominant power. The critiques happen in discursive forms among characters. The results of the study show the ability of correspondence between different elements of Wodak's critical discourse analysis and the content of the the novel. The capability is crystalyzed in different social contexts and linguistic situations of verbal communications. Critical discourse analysis as a branch of linguistics discusses language as a social act and function, and its relationship with power, ideology, and discourse within social contexts. Ruth Wodak is a critical discourse analysis theorist who believes that power and ideology lead to domination. Being dominated in different sociopolitical situations produces discrimination. The existence of such a process by vulnerable linguistic groups within verbal contexts has been criticized. Verbal criticisms on discrimination is due to the existence of such elements as racism, social disorders, social depriveness and limitation, and seeking identity in meritocracies. Descriptive-analytical exploring and comparing the mentioned linguistic components using critical discourse of the novel Sleeping in Cherry Field written by Azher Jerjis (2019) would be of great significance. The protagonist of the novel, Saeed Nasir Mardan, in social actions and interactions with other characters criticizes the discrimination and injustices; that is, the discriminations and unjust behaviors practiced by the dominant power. The critiques happen in discursive forms among characters. The results of the study show the ability of correspondence between different elements of Wodak's critical discourse analysis and the content of the the novel. The capability is crystalyzed in different social contexts and linguistic situations of verbal communications. Critical discourse analysis as a branch of linguistics discusses language as a social act and function, and its relationship with power, ideology, and discourse within social contexts. Ruth Wodak is a critical discourse analysis theorist who believes that power and ideology lead to domination. Being dominated in different sociopolitical situations produces discrimination. The existence of such a process by vulnerable linguistic groups within verbal contexts has been criticized. Verbal criticisms on discrimination is due to the existence of such elements as racism, social disorders, social depriveness and limitation, and seeking identity in meritocracies. Descriptive-analytical exploring and comparing the mentioned linguistic components using critical discourse of the novel Sleeping in Cherry Field written by Azher Jerjis (2019) would be of great significance. The protagonist of the novel, Saeed Nasir Mardan, in social actions and interactions with other characters criticizes the discrimination and injustices; that is, the discriminations and unjust behaviors practiced by the dominant power. The critiques happen in discursive forms among characters. The results of the study show the ability of correspondence between different elements of Wodak's critical discourse analysis and the content of the the novel. The capability is crystalyzed in different social contexts and linguistic situations of verbal communications.