Analysis of the Meaning of Elechi Amadi’s Song of the Dead and Morning which Reflected His Culture: A Multi-Modal Critical Pragmatic (MCP) Analysis

Abstract

This Research Used Literary Work As The Object Of Research. The Literary Works Analyzed In This Research Are Poems By Elech Amadi Entitled Song Of The Dead And Morning. The Aim Of This Research Is To Show The Interpretation Of Language And Culture While Revealing The Meaning Through Language Features In The Poems. It Applied A Descriptive Method In Its Analysis. It Used Multi-Modal Critical Pragmatics As The Theory That Guided It. The Results Of The Study Revealed That The Poet Used Language In Promotion Of His Culture And Preservation Of It.