"The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" by Junot DÃaz. How Does the Language Used Reflect the Transcultural Identity of the Characters?

Silvia Schilling (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

24 Seiten

2017 | 17001 A. 1. Auflage
GRIN Verlag
978-3-668-39209-0 (ISBN)

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Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2016 im Fachbereich Didaktik - Englisch - Literatur, Werke, Note: 1,0, Universität Konstanz, Veranstaltung: Hauptseminar: American Literature and Culture 2, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: This term paper analyzes the language used in "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" by Junot Díaz and intends to find out how the language mirrors the transcultural identity of the characters. In order to do so, first the terms "Identity" and "Transcultural Identity" are defined and explained, followed by a subchapter discussing the relationship between the language a person uses and his or her identity.Following that, a detailed analysis of the language in the novel is made. This includes the two languages English and Spanish as well as the methods of mixing them and switching between them. Furthermore, there is a variety of speech registers to be found in the novel, two of which are discussed in detail, namely "Nerdspeak" and Academic English. The analysis includes the description of when and how specific words or registers are used, as well as the interpretation as to what this reveals about the sense of belonging or the confusion of identity found in the characters.

Erscheinungsdatum	11.03.2017
Sprache	deutsch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	49 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Grundschule
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Sekundarstufe I+II
Schlagworte	Code-switching • Identity • Junot Díaz • JunotDíaz • language • Oscar Wao • OscarWao • Spanglish • Speech Registers • SpeechRegisters • Sprache, allgemein & Nachschlagewerke • The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao • TheBriefWondrousLifeofOscarWao • Transcultural Identity • TransculturalIdentity • Transculturality
ISBN-10	3-668-39209-9 / 3668392099
ISBN-13	978-3-668-39209-0 / 9783668392090
Zustand	Neuware