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This work is an attempt to relate Linguistic Science to Literary Science. The goal is to demonstrate that the analytical tools of linguistics may provide fresh insights into the reading and interpretation or appreciation of literary works, such as J.P.Clark's Song of a Goat.The Speech Acts theories are employed in our analysis of the utterances of Ebere and Masseur. The relevant illocutionary forces of their utterances are examined to reveal the diagnosis of Ebere's seeming infertility. This approach shows clearly how meticulous and methodical Masseur is when he finally diagnoses the root cause of Ebere's infertility which ends in tragedy.
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Osoba, JosephDr Joseph Babasola Osoba is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Lagos, Akoka, Nigeria where he teaches English linguistics. His research interest includes sociolinguistics, pragmatics, phonetics and phonology. He has an appreciable number of scholarly publications and has edited several scholarly works. From 2009 to 2011, he was Sub-Dean, Arts.