A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award for the degree of "Licence en langue et littérature Anglaises"

Résumé,

This study deals with the pragmatic interpretation of the song REKURA UMU RASTA by lion story because this song causes many interpretations and brings many debates in 2014 due to its misinterpretations. Also it examines why this song was produced and titled " Rekura umu Rasta" This is the reason why 1 decided to write on this song in order to find out its pragmatic meaning. This study searches the importance and effects of this song towards the producer and the listeners. In these perspectives, it investigates the speeches acts performed in this song and their effects towards the listeners i.e. the illocutionary and perlocutionary acts performed in this song. After collecting and analyzing my data, I find out that this song was produced for the sake of the release of any innocent prisoner. In addition, it treats the theme of injustice. More, I find out that some speech act are performed in this song and have some effect on the audience. Moreover, I find out that pragmatics and Interpretation play a great role in determining the pragmatic meaning of this song.

Finally. I believe that all different interpretations related to its pragmatic meaning are over and any innocent prisoner is going to be released.