Do Gangsta Rapers Have Positive Feelings? Code-Switching as an Expression and Carrier of Feelings in Haftbefehl’s Lyrics Cover Image

Haben Gangsta-Rapper positive Gefühle? – Code-Switching als Ausdrucks- und Gefühlsträger in den Songtexten von Haftbefehl
Do Gangsta Rapers Have Positive Feelings? Code-Switching as an Expression and Carrier of Feelings in Haftbefehl’s Lyrics

Author(s): Małgorzata Derecka
Subject(s): Language studies, Studies of Literature
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza ATUT – Wrocławskie Wydawnictwo Oświatowe
Keywords: patchwork language; multilingualism; gangsta rap; emotions

Summary/Abstract: Linguistic heterogeneity in Haftbefehl’s song lyrics is by no means the final language product of just two languages or cultures. Aykut Anhan uses more than two languages in his creative workshop. He plays with forms such as bricolage, linguistic borrowing, hybrids or Code-Switching. The multidimensionality of his work allows him to express such feelings as anger, rage or fury. Jumping from one language to another is surprising and provoking. The research topic of the following work is the search for positive emotions, which are reflected on the lexical level of Haftbefehl’s multilingualism.

  • Issue Year: 17/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 65-77
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: German