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AFRICAN LITERATURE AND THE DELIMMA OF A CORRECT LANGUAGE
AFRICAN LITERATURE AND THE DELIMMA OF A CORRECT LANGUAGE

Author(s): Fadhila Hamel, Ghouti Hadjoui
Subject(s): Language studies, Studies of Literature, Sociolinguistics, Nationalism Studies
Published by: Ediktura Beladi
Keywords: African novels; Language; Non-standard language; Nationalism;

Summary/Abstract: This article evaluates literature in terms of language and activates the usefulness of literature. Thus, the main interest in this article is the study of the implication and the importance of dialect in African literature; and as a result, the reader notices that the use of dialect offers a special glamour and beauty to Modern African literary works. Moreover, it makes the reader eager to know the meanings of these words and strange expressions and willing to figure up why they are merged within the standard language. Thus, literature and any piece of writings are the keys to learn a language and build a chance for communication and the development of language.

  • Issue Year: XVI/2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 212-220
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: English