Research Article
Critical Analysis on Frequency of Amharic Sounds: the perspective of corpus Linguistics
Critical Analysis on Frequency of Amharic Sounds: the perspective of corpus Linguistics
Samuel Leykun (Assistant Professor)
Abstract
Song is a short musical work set in a poetic text with equal importance given to music and to the words. In examining the songs, the researcher used the three inter-related processes of analysis tied to three inter-related dimensions of discourse proposed by Faiclough’s model of critical discourse analysis (critical discourse analysis). The objective of the study is to assess critically the socio-cultural issue addressed and evidenced in the lyrics of Haacaaluu’s song. Figurative Language was used as a theoretical Framework in this study. It could be attributed to the different major categories of metaphor, and simile and includes metonymy and synecdoche as important constituents. The result of the study shows that, the life experience, background, and ups and down of Haacaaluu himself explicitly narrated in the songs he performed. More precisely, the songs written by the singer are closely related to the idea proposed within the song lyrics. The concept
/ʤɨr-/ ‘live’ was exist since long ago. But artistically introduced for the first time by Haacaaluu. Besides, Haacaaluu came with a discourse of forgiveness, integrity, reconciliation, truth, equality, unity, and tolerance that comes with love. Moreover, Oromo philosophy, language, psychology, culture, value, norm, assets, and wisdom are unambiguously promoted in his music. Thus, the researcher found that Haacaaluu’s song significantly influence the entire Oromo people in particular and Ethiopian people in general. Therefore, Oromo should give especial attention in producing numerous Haacaaluu.
Keywords: song lyrics, critical discourse analysis, Haacaaluu Hundeessaa’s Lyrics
