Novel Titles as the Noun Phrases a Structural Analysis in Aptness Taxonomy and Thematic Relevance 1837 to 1901

Abstract

bstract newlineNOVEL TITLES AS THE NOUN PHRASES : A newlineSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS IN APTNESS, TAXONOMY newlineAND THEMATIC RELEVANCE (1837-1901) newlineThe present study aimed at analyzing the novel titles as newlinethe noun phrases, structurally, to bring out the constituent newlineelements of the titles and to justify the aptness and newlinesuitability of the novel titles as the guide to its readers and newlinefurther to examine the thematic relevance of the novel newlinetitles as the key expository element of the novel. The thesis newlinestatement for this research is- The structural analysis of newlinethe novel titles as the noun phrases guides the readers to newlineestimate the title as the suggestive, intentional, relevant, newlineapt and expository artifact contributing towards the newlineaesthetic end of the novel as a literary form .This is newlinepredominantly a qualitative, linguistic, analytical, newlinedescriptive and theoretical research. Hence the main newlineresearch method employed would be library research.The newlineresearcher relied on the structural NP analysis, aptness newlineanalysis on the basis of tree diagram, thematic relevance of newlinethe title with the help of the primary sources -the novels newlineand the secondary sources articles, research papers, newlinetheses, critical books , journals. The novel titles selected newlinefor the study are all from the Victorian period as denoted newlinein the thesis title. This research work is an addition to the newlineexisting knowledge in the field of literary and linguistic newlineresearch because: The study of novel titles as the noun newlinephrases is unique and innovative in its own way.The newlinestructural analysis of the novel titles as the noun phrases newline2 newlineguides the readers towards the central idea of the novel. newlineThe title of the novel is the suggestive, intentional, newlinerelevant, apt and expository artifact contributing towards newlinethe aesthetic end of the novel as a literary form. Novel title newlineas a part of para-text has an immense role to play in the newlineoverall literary impact of the novel. Title is the central newlinelinguistic sign around which the complete text of the newlinenovel- every single word- revolves. Each title has a newlinelinguistic story repres