Abstract
The ‘problem – Solution’ model of discourse structure, developed by Winter (1969, 1976, 1977) and extended by Hoey (1979, 1982, 1983) is one of the few models which combine surface linguistic study and local levels of text analysis with the overall structure of text. This model has been used in the analysis of non-narrative texts.
It is hypothesized that:
The study aims at investigating the validity of the above hypotheses by using Hoey’s model of analysis on Hemingway’s Cat in the Rain.
The analysis of the short story proved the validity of the proposed hypotheses and revealed the following:
The positive solution signals the end of the discourse and the negative solution signals another problem which confirms the reader’s expectations
Article Type
Article
First Page
121
Last Page
132
Publication Date
3-15-2019
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Hameed, Sarab Khalil
(2019)
"The Problem – Solution Pattern In Hemingway’s Cat in the Rain,"
Alustath Journal for Human and Social Sciences: Vol. 58:
Iss.
1, Article 14.
DOI: 10.36473/ujhss.v58i1.840
Available at:
https://alustath.researchcommons.org/journal/vol58/iss1/14
