Chapter published in:
The Dynamics of English in Namibia: Perspectives on an emerging varietyEdited by Anne Schröder
[Varieties of English Around the World G65] 2021
► pp. 241–272
Chapter 11A land in transition
The representation of linguistic diversity in Joseph Diescho’s Born of the Sun and Troubled Waters
Anne Schröder | Bielefeld University
This chapter looks at linguistic diversity as
represented in two Namibian novels, discussing aspects of
authenticity, identity formation, style-shifting, and meta-language,
but also the representation of multilingualism in literary texts. By
combining linguistic analysis with literary study, the chapter sheds
light on questions of language ideology and the representation of
language groups, some marginalized, in the multi-lingual and
multi-cultural make-up of the Namibian nation at its beginning and
during the first years of its existence. This will help to gain some
insights into the construction of ‘Namibianness’ during the struggle
for and the first years after independence.
Keywords: Namibian English, Namibian novel, literary linguistics, multilingualism in literature, ficto-linguistics
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Historical background: The struggle for liberation
- 3.Theoretical and methodological considerations
- 4.Text analysis
- 4.1 Born of the Sun
- 4.2 Troubled Waters
- 5.Discussion
- 6.Conclusion
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Acknowledgements -
Notes -
References
Published online: 10 September 2021
https://doi.org/10.1075/veaw.g65.11sch
https://doi.org/10.1075/veaw.g65.11sch
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