The Semantic Function of Exclamation in the Tragedies of Sophocles:A Study through the Psycholinguistics

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Greek tragedy has been associated with the expression of the human soul
and the problems it faces, the tragic work warns you not to fall into the same
problems as the hero so that you may not have the same destiny. The play
begins with a stable life of a hero whose life fluctuates from greatness to
destruction, which eventually leads to his downfall. The exclamation was
one of the linguistic methods that express the emotions and Intentions of the
heroes of the psychological tragedy for anything that might be a surprise or
a sadness. The wonder is a denial of something that may be unexpected, a
splendor that takes a person when the thing is great.
This study aims to examine the semantic function of exclamation in ancient
Greek through Sophocles’ tragedies. Based on the descriptive method, the
researcher presented a functional study aimed at demonstrating the semantic
role of exclamation in the tragedies of Sophocles through Psycholinguistics.

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