Select a one page extract from any literary text and analyse it using the linguistics structural approach: Katusiime Jackline, Kataike Rebecca, Namulondo Florence, Alitubera Martha Kevin

Linguistics refers to the study of languages. The linguistics structure approach is based on the notion that meaning of a literary text is embedded on the language that the author uses. The levels of language in the linguistic structure approach include ; phonology which involves the study of of sounds in a word or language, syntax involves the study of word order , lexis is concerned with the relationship between diction and meaning of a word, morphology ,semantics, social dynamics and graphology. Graphology refers to the physical appearance of words or texts for instance bolding, italicisation, capitalisation of words, quoting among others. It is also the physical characteristics and patterns of hand writing purporting to be able to identify the writer, indicating the psychological state at the time of writing or evaluating personality characteristics. The English oxford dictionary looks at it as the study of writing which is not at all pseudoscientific and might indeed be an aspect of document examination. The following is the analysis of the text I WILL MARRY WHEN I WANT by Ngugi WaThiong and WaMiiri act three scene one page 90 The word ACT THREE is written in capital letters to emphasize to the readers that the play is not in phases or movements like other plays but it is in acts and it is moving chronologically. It is also capitalised to emphasize to the readers that it’s another act they are looking at .It’s not act one or two but act three. It helps to capture the reader’s attention and arouse curiosity in them so that they can read more and find out what is taking place in that particular act. The word scene one is bolded to emphasize to the readers that it is scene one they are looking at and it is moving in steps. The italicisation of the words in the scene. The words in the scene are in italics and are describing kiguunda and Wangeci’s home how they have changed from a poor setting to a quite average setting of rich people. They have bought new items in the house such as plates, cups, dining table, new clothes among others. The words are italicised to emphasize the new setting that is being looked at and also draw the reader’s attention to the new setting such that they can compare it to scene one act one. The words are italicised because the writer wants to hide the emotions in that particular scene. As readers we come to understand that the characters in the scene are very happy because they have also attained the things they have always admired from the Kioi family. The name KIGUUNDA and WANGECI are in capital letters and bolded. This is to show to the readers that they are the main characters and people of interest in the act, they are also the people who are affected by the situation that is being described in the act. The word ‘Christ is the head’ is put in inverted commas to show how people especially in this family have been fooled in the name of religion. The Kioi who are rich have that symbol in their house and also persuade Kiguunda and Wangeci to buy it with pretext that God is the provider. Through religion their hearts are softened and kioi succeeds in steeling the only acre of land that Kiguunda and Wangeci possess. The crowding of the words in the scene show that the writer is an introvert and likes crowds. The crowded words also at the new life that Kiguunda and Wangeci have attained. That is a lot of items that have been brought in their small house for example a radio, new plates and cups, clothes, dining table among others. The subscription ‘’Christ is the head ……’’ is left incomplete. The writer leaves it incomplete so as to create suspense into the readers to critically think about the words that exceeds the subscription. It is also left incomplete because the writer assumes that the readers have met it before in the later scenes when he is describing Kioi’s house. The commas are to create pauses in the extract for example ‘Wangeci in turn goes to it, dusts it….’ and also emphasize the jolly mood in the house. In conclusion, graphology looks at the structure of words in a language, most especially capitalisation, bolding, italicisation among others as analysed above. REFERENCES; ➢ I will Marry When I want, Ngungi WaThiongo and Ngugi Wa Miiri: Act three scene one Heinemann Educational publisher Halley court, Jordan hill, Oxford ox28EJ, p.91 ➢ Wikipedia; The definition of graphology