A Critical Discourse Analysis Of Duty Free By Moni Mohsin

Abstract

This study conducted a discourse analysis of the novel “Duty free” by the British-Pakistani novel writer Moni Mohsin. The novel “Duty free” employs a satirical take on the superficial life of the pseudo (elite) class of the Lahori/ Pakistani society through a perceptive social commentary, while intentionally using ‘bad’ English by making a lot of spelling and grammatical errors and including malapropism in abundance. It was also aimed at studying the use of code-switching and determining the frequency of malapropism presented in the novel by conducting an in-depth textual analysis of the language content from the novel. This study also intended to analyze the discourse used in the novel to create satire and humor. Norman Fairclough’s three-dimension model or 3D Model for critical discourse analysis was used as both; a theoretical and a methodological framework. Data interpretation was performed according to context of its usage.