International Journal of Literature and Arts

Volume 11, Issue 6, November 2023

  • Research Article

    A Study of Mind Style in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus

    Adama Suleiman, Murana Muniru Oladayo, Yusuf Ibrahim

    Issue: Volume 11, Issue 6, November 2023
    Pages: 233-238
    Received: Sep. 11, 2023
    Accepted: Oct. 04, 2023
    Published: Nov. 09, 2023
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijla.20231106.11
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    Abstract: While the general emphasis of literary linguistics called stylistics is on the interpretation of the writer’s style, the study of mind style involves an explication of textual meaning from the reader’s perspective. The former is more writer-based while the later is more reader-biased. Interestingly, the two find their data primarily from the writer... Show More