Post-colonial Literature-Valorization of Local Identities through Code Switching.
This study analyzes postcolonial literature, with a focus on the strategy of code-switching. During the colonial era, Southeast Asian and South Asian countries, such as Malaysia, Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh, faced the hegemonic structures and values imposed by European countries. This resulted i...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Research in Humanities Vol. 59; no. 2; pp. 23 - 38 |
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University of the Punjab, Department of English Language & Literature
Jul-Dec2023
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