Archive:: English Language, Literature & Culture:: Science Publishing Group

Volume 7, Issue 2, June 2022

Unraveling Joseph Conrad's Racist Ideology in Heart of Darkness

Sameen Junaid

Issue: Volume 7, Issue 2, June 2022

Pages: 53-56

Received: 13 February 2022

Accepted: 8 April 2022

Published: 25 April 2022

DOI: 10.11648/j.ellc.20220702.11

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Abstract: Joseph Conrad is a Polish-born English novelist and prose stylist who portrays the nature of evil, depth of human soul, his pessimistic approach in struggle and highlights the life of a modern man with isolation, chaos and moral decadence in his novel Heart of Darkness. This research paper sheds light on Joseph Conrad as racist who presents Europea... Show More

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Tragedy and African Cosmic Reality: Readings in Wole Soyinka’s Death and The Kings Horseman and Esiaba Irobi’s The Fronded Circle

Princewill Chukwuma Abakporo

Issue: Volume 7, Issue 2, June 2022

Pages: 57-61

Received: 22 February 2022

Accepted: 23 March 2022

Published: 25 April 2022

DOI: 10.11648/j.ellc.20220702.12

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Abstract: It is understandable why critics like Ruth Finnegan would not see drama or theatre in the make-up of Africa due to their approach to judging African theatricality from Aristotelian templates. Africa is a unique race. Their understanding of the world and their place in it forms the bedrock on which they live and relate with both themselves and their... Show More

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The Function of Phatic Communication in the English Language

Zahraa Adnan Fadhil

Issue: Volume 7, Issue 2, June 2022

Pages: 62-65

Received: 25 October 2021

Accepted: 15 November 2021

Published: 27 June 2022

DOI: 10.11648/j.ellc.20220702.13

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Abstract: This paper considers the social function of phatic communication in English. Phatic communication does not inform; it strengthens social bonds and ensures that the channel of communication is open. In other words, phatic communication is concerned with the process of communication not the content of communication. The following question is explored... Show More

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