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THE LANGUAGE IN CHINUAACHEBE'S A MAN OF THE PEOPLE
Abstract
A chebe's 'A Mall of the People' as a product of post -
colonial literature shows an interaction betweell imperial Cltlture and
the native cultural practices especially. in terllls of language. The
limitation andfailure of standard Engli~h to express local experiences
i.e. indigenous metaphor is shown. The emergence of new English as
a result of the reconstructioll and expansion of the standard English
is thus encouraged. It is resulted in the use offour different modes in
the novel: standard English narration. standard English dialogue.
pidgin English alld native language which reflects different attitudes
implied by the speakers
colonial literature shows an interaction betweell imperial Cltlture and
the native cultural practices especially. in terllls of language. The
limitation andfailure of standard Engli~h to express local experiences
i.e. indigenous metaphor is shown. The emergence of new English as
a result of the reconstructioll and expansion of the standard English
is thus encouraged. It is resulted in the use offour different modes in
the novel: standard English narration. standard English dialogue.
pidgin English alld native language which reflects different attitudes
implied by the speakers
Keywords
post-colonial literature. standard English. pidgin English. native language. new english
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.24167/celt.v3i1.1082
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