The author focuses upon the linguistic and narrative strategies that Gautam Malkani adopts in his Londonstani (2004), a challenging novel set in the crosscultural crucible of diasporic suburban London, whose protagonists exemplify the use of migrant antilanguage, an ecletic mix of English, Hindi and Punjabi. Their idiolects become acts of social semiotic and bring to light complex identity conflicts, evoked by the voice of an unreliable narrator.
Linguistic innovation through an unreliable voice: Londonstani by Gautam Malkani
ADAMI, Esterino
2009-01-01
Abstract
The author focuses upon the linguistic and narrative strategies that Gautam Malkani adopts in his Londonstani (2004), a challenging novel set in the crosscultural crucible of diasporic suburban London, whose protagonists exemplify the use of migrant antilanguage, an ecletic mix of English, Hindi and Punjabi. Their idiolects become acts of social semiotic and bring to light complex identity conflicts, evoked by the voice of an unreliable narrator.
File in questo prodotto:
Non ci sono file associati a questo prodotto.
I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
