ABSTRACT
This research looks at the prison community as a discourse community. The study also
provides a sociolinguistic analysis of the language used at Whawha Medium Offenders
Prison. Through the analysis of language the study also explores certain aspects of prison life
at Whawha prison complex. The study uses the ‘sociolinguistics theory’. The research
examines Whawha Prison Complex as a discourse community, investigates how the inmates
at Whawha Prison Complex use language in a peculiar way, explores the origins of cant,
slang and jargon used at Whawha Prison Complex and also teaches the way prisoners at
Whawha Prison Complex communicate.
GOHODZI, I (2021). A Critical Analysis Of Prisons As Discourse Communities: An Examination Of Whawha Prison Complex.. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/a-critical-analysis-of-prisons-as-discourse-communities-an-examination-of-whawha-prison-complex
GOHODZI, ISHEANESU "A Critical Analysis Of Prisons As Discourse Communities: An Examination Of Whawha Prison Complex." Afribary. Afribary, 04 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/a-critical-analysis-of-prisons-as-discourse-communities-an-examination-of-whawha-prison-complex. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
GOHODZI, ISHEANESU . "A Critical Analysis Of Prisons As Discourse Communities: An Examination Of Whawha Prison Complex.". Afribary, Afribary, 04 May. 2021. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/a-critical-analysis-of-prisons-as-discourse-communities-an-examination-of-whawha-prison-complex >.
GOHODZI, ISHEANESU . "A Critical Analysis Of Prisons As Discourse Communities: An Examination Of Whawha Prison Complex." Afribary (2021). Accessed April 26, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/a-critical-analysis-of-prisons-as-discourse-communities-an-examination-of-whawha-prison-complex