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Code switching and style shifting as markers of liminality in literature

Natalie Hess

University of Arizona, USA

This article focuses on the artistic function of code switching in literature. In particular, it showcases code switching as a marker of liminality - the state of creative in-betweenness which serves as an underpinning for unconscious literary designs. Particular examples of liminality in literature are illustrated through the works of John Steinbeck, Harper Lee, and Charlotte Bronte. The states of transition that form the central core of the works analysed are bolstered through the use of code switching, which.underscores the love/hate alliances, gender placements, and cultural dissonances of literary craft.

Key Words: bildungsroman • code switching • liminality • signifying • speech acts • speech events • style shifting

Language and Literature, Vol. 5, No. 1, 5-18 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/096394709600500102
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