Transformation of English Language in Amitav Ghosh’s The Hungry Tide

With millions of non-native English language users, English has gained the position of ‘global language’ in the last century. English literature also has a significant number of non-native writers from around the world. While grasping their own cultures in English, these non-native writers have been...

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Published in:Advances in language and literary studies 2018-06, Vol.9 (3), p.145
Main Author: Tasnim, Zakiyah
Format: Article
Language:English
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Authors
English (Second Language)
English as an international language
English language
English Literature
Foreign Countries
Ghosh, Amitav
Indian literature
Indians
Language Usage
Language Variation
Literary criticism
Novels
Pakistani literature
Second Language Learning
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Summary:With millions of non-native English language users, English has gained the position of ‘global language’ in the last century. English literature also has a significant number of non-native writers from around the world. While grasping their own cultures in English, these non-native writers have been transforming English language to a remarkable extent. On many occasions, these transformed varieties are recognised as versions of English language. This essay explores the notion of translingual writers and their use of English language, taking The Hungry Tide, a novel of the Indian translingual writer Amitav Ghosh, as an example. The novel is studied, along with the works of other researchers, with the sole focus on the transformation of English language in it. This study looks for the answers of two questions. They are: 1. How do the translingual writers justify their transformation of English language?; and 2. How is Amitav Ghosh transforming English language in The Hungry Tide and why is he doing it?
ISSN:2203-4714
2203-4714
DOI:10.7575/aiac.alls.v.9n.3p.145