Publication Title A Religious Language Discourse: An Analysis of the Graphological Features and Cohesive Devices of Proverbs Chapter 9
Publication Type journal
Publisher Literature and Linguistics Journal ISSN 2958 - 5252 (Online) Vol.2, Issue 2, pp 20– 27, 2023
Publication Authors Florence Etuwe Oghiator 1* and Carol C. Ohen 1
Year Published 2023-04-04
Abstract Aim: This paper discusses the language of religion as a discourse with the application of proverbs
chapter. The paper examines the graphological features, the semantic features and the discourse
cohesive devices in the text, proverbs chapter nine.
Methods: The graphological features analyzed are the punctuation marks, indentation and
capitalization. The cohesive relations examined are the lexical devices and the grammatical
devices: the lexical devices include synonym; collocational converse; antonym and repetition. The
grammatical devices are anaphora, cataphora, substitutions and conjunctions. The analysis is in
this paper is done using the systemic grammar approach.
Results: The semantic interpretation in the text is achieved through the use of proverbs and figures
of speech.
Conclusion: The analysis portrays and demonstrates language use in religion in general and
proverbs chapter nine in particular.
Recommendation: The authors recommend that researchers in linguistics and discourse analysis
should conduct further researches in other areas of the language of religion to create awareness in
religious language discourse.