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Function/Structure Classes of Subordinate clausesOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
This dissertation investigates Emily Brontë’s use of the syntactic subordination and coordination, and their role in the narration of her novel Wuthering Heights. It attempts to show how Brontë makes use of the form/structure to serve the content. This study adopts both the quantitative and qualitative approaches. First, a complete statistical account of Brontë’s use of simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences is done. Then, there is an analysis of selected examples of different types of sentences. The analysis of compound sentences is based on the number of main clauses, whereas the complex sentences are analyzed according to the position of the subordinate clause(s). As for compound-complex sentences, the analysis is carried out by examining the number of subordinate clause(s). The results of the study lead to the conclusion that Brontë uses subordination more than coordination as a tool, to serve the narration in the novel. Both subordination and coordination are used to portray the characters’ physical and psychological status. These findings show the role of syntactic subordination and coordination in the narration of the novel, and their function in depicting the characters’ inner feelings and outside circumstances. The findings also enlighten the way for future syntactic research on literary texts.