Exploring Lexical and Grammatical Features in Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie
Journal Title: Qlantic Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities - QJSSH - Year 2025, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
The purpose of the present study is to a) find the lexical features, b) discover the role of linguistic features in the text, c) examine the grammatical elements used in the novel, and d) check the sentence structure and patterns. The research design of this study was exploratory qualitative. The data for the study was derived from the novel Home Fire. After an in-depth study of the novel, the researcher gathered relevant lexical and grammatical categories from the text in the form of rough drafts and later utilized them while doing the analysis. The researcher has applied a modified Leech and Shorts (2007) model for grammatical and lexical categories to analyze the text. Nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs are extracted from the text in linguistic features. At the same time, functional types of sentences and minor word classes like prepositions, conjunctions, interjections, and articles were analyzed under grammatical categories. The study's outcomes show that the writer has used mainly concrete nouns, descriptive adjectives, transitive verbs, and adverbs of manner in the mentioned text. The detailed knowledge of the text analysis can help the reader become more insightful and discerning. This study is expected to help the students and researchers in enhancing their academic writing and understanding.
Authors and Affiliations
Saadia Naseer Muhammad Asif Shumaila Aman
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- DOI 10.55737/qjssh.vi-ii.25350
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