A STYLISTIC STUDY OF AKACHI ADIMORA'S ROSES AND BULLETS

Abstract

This paper centres on the language and style of Akachi Adimora in Roses and Bullets. The aim is to find out how she creatively manipulated language so as to pass her message across to her readers. This study takes a different approach as it delves into analyzing some linguistic aspects like Linguistic Appositioning, Conversational framing and Discourse Implicature which were not accounted for in the previous researches. Data was gotten through a close critical reading of the novel, important points in the secondary sources were also taken through extracting words, phrases which prove useful to the study. Her language geared primarily towards the promotion of her culture as observed from the analyzed data. The research therefore recommends that young writers can use Adimora's style of writing since the aim of studying style is to improve the vigour of the writer's ability to communicate effectively. However, these languages should be effectively translated either directly or contextually so as to enhance the flow of meaning for non-native speakers of those languages.