Social Features of Language of the Characters in Eugene O'Neill's Play<i> "Long Day's Journey into Night"</i>

Hasan Hadi Abu-Krooz; Majid Mohammed Saadoon

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Social Features of Language of the Characters in Eugene O'Neill's Play "Long Day's Journey into Night"

Hasan Hadi Abu-Krooz, Majid Mohammed Saadoon

Published in English Language, Literature & Culture (Volume 6, Issue 4)

Received: 2 April 2021 Accepted: 15 April 2021 Published: 29 December 2021

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The social features of language refers to the variety usage of language by variety of people in different situations for different purposes. The model used for this purpose is used to show the deviation within language usage by different people. The present study tries to demonstrate the grammatical and phonological deviations in Eugene O'Neill's play Long Day's Journey into Night that help to classify O'Neill's play as a masterpiece in the field of literature. It explores the reasons for these deviations and how this reflects O'Neill's style and philosophy in showing class distinction in his play. To this end, this study will apply two kinds of these deviations (the most distinctive features of class-distinction) according to the theoretical framework proposed by Leech. This research will illustrate the different kinds of linguistic deviations. The previous researches and investigator on linguistic deviations particularly grammatical and phonological deviations concentrated on dramatic texts and discourses. The present study is delimited for the explanation of linguistic deviations into the play Long Day's Journey into Night written by Eugene O'Neill. The study is gained entrance to the qualitative style of investigation which is further particular for the content analysis into textual analysis. This study applies Leech's theory of linguistic deviations in 1969 as a theoretical framework for it. By applying a descriptive method, the data analysis had been executed and the data had been described into words. By doing that the reader will know the role of the write in his society and his contributions trying to reclaim all that diseases in his society at his age.

Published in	English Language, Literature & Culture (Volume 6, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ellc.20210604.15
Page(s)	126-132
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Linguistic Deviation, Grammatical Deviations, Phonological Deviations, Discourse, Leech, O'Neill

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Hasan Hadi Abu-Krooz, Majid Mohammed Saadoon. Social Features of Language of the Characters in Eugene O'Neill's Play "Long Day's Journey into Night". Engl Lang Lit Cult. 2021;6(4):126-132. doi: 10.11648/j.ellc.20210604.15

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Hasan Hadi Abu-Krooz

Department of English, College of Arts, University of Kufa, Iraq, Dept. of English, College of Education, University of Kufa, Baghdad, Iraq
Majid Mohammed Saadoon

Department of English, College of Arts, University of Kufa, Iraq, Dept. of English, College of Education, University of Kufa, Baghdad, Iraq

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