Statement

I certify that all material in this study which is not my own work has been identified and acknowledged, and that no material is included for which a degree has already been conferred upon me.-ll-Acknowledgements 1 acknowledge with profound gratitude a great many people who have had constant beliefs in me before and during my studies and my research. I should like to thank my parents. Without their beliefs that ' I can do it', I wouldn ' t be able to complete this thesis. I am also thankful to the English Department in BRAe University, Dhaka, Bangladesh for the mental and financial support and cooperation during my MA program and my data collection. My gratitude is expressed to Asst. prof. Zerin Alam for being my thesis supervisor. I thank her for her endeavour in helping me to ' write better'. I am also grateful for her constant and invaluable support and comments, her patient editing, and the materials she provided me wit