1. Unpacking Language Hybridity: Functions of Code-Switching in Diasporic Arab Texts.
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Djeghoubbi, Mouna, Abusalim, Nimer, and Rayyan, Mohammad
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AUTHORSHIP ,ARABIC literature ,LANGUAGE & languages - Abstract
This research intends to shed light on the functions of literary code-switching in diasporic Arab texts with a focus on De Niro's game (2006) by Rawi Hage and Salt Houses (2017) by Hala Alyan. The aim was to provide an insightful analysis of the functions of literary code-switching. Accordingly, a combination of Callahan's (2004) and Montes-Alcalá's (2012) models was adopted for the sake of the analysis. The combination of both models resulted in a total of ten categories of functions of literary code-switching. The findings of this paper revealed that literary code-switching in Arab diasporic fiction achieved all the ten proposed functions with varying degrees of frequency. Further, the results of this research demonstrated that literary code-switching is not a random or unsystematic practice. Rather, it is seen as a valid literary device exploited by diasporic writers to achieve certain literary functions and stylistic effects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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