A Sociopragmatic Study of Verbal Violence Against Women in “The Great Alone” Novel By Kristin Hannah

Verbal domestic violence is any pattern of systematic abuse in a relationship intended to establish and uphold dominance over another individual. It alludes to the use of violence by men against the woman they are married to or have a similar living arrangement with. This study investigates the socio-pragmatic aspects of the act of verbal violence against women. This work deals with the verbal violence in American novel by Kristin “The Great Alone”. Accordingly, the study aims to answer the following questions: (1)What are the socio-pragmatic stages of verbal domestic violence in “The Great Alone” novel?(2)What are the most pragmatic strategies of impoliteness are used to issue verbal domestic violence in the chosen novel? (3)Which of the following are the most prevalent structures of verbal violence that are used in the novel that were chosen?(4)What are the consequences of verbal violence occur by the victim in this novel?.It is hypothesized that This study analyses three texts both quantitatively and qualitatively. An eclectic model is used and it is based on Linder’s (2006) ,Gilbert and Daffern(2010) , Holms(2013), Labov(1966) and Huss(2009). The study shows that verbal violence is a process of a number of three stages. Gender and position are utilized by the abusers and considered as prerequisites to abuse others in the novel. Negative impoliteness strategy and bald on- record are impoliteness strategies used by the abuser in the novel to humiliate the victim. Put down, insult, Judging, Criticism, Blaming, Gaslighting and humiliation are used by the abusers in order to devalue the victim. Depression, lowered self- esteem, misplaced guilt and loneliness are consequences occur in the behavior of victim because of the stress that she faced.