Macaronic writing by young Belarusian poets: the attractions of english ‘barbarisms’
Macaronic writing by young Belarusian poets: the attractions of english ‘barbarisms’
Author(s): Arnold McMillinSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: Belarus; Poetry; English; Mixture; Difference; Swearing; Puns
Summary/Abstract: The English language, for various reasons, is very attractive to many young Belarusian poets, who use it for adornment, humour, rhyme or even in acrostic verses. Occasional successes are greatly outnumbered by failures, due to errors in English grammar (something that is not confined to Belarusian poets) and, particularly, misunderstandings about the differences between English and Belarusian phonology. The hidden difficulties of the English language are frequently revealed in macaronic verse, at least to English readers.
Journal: Przegląd Wschodnioeuropejski
- Issue Year: VII/2016
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 197-217
- Page Count: 11
- Language: English