THE LANGUAGE IN CHINUAACHEBE'S A MAN OF THE PEOPLE

Angelika Riyandari (Faculty of Language & Arts, Soegijapranata Catholic University)

Celt: A Journal of Culture, English Language Teaching & Literature
Vol 3, No 1: July 2003

A chebe's 'A Mall of the People' as a product of post - colonial literature shows an interaction betweell imperial Cltlture and the native cultural practices especially. in terllls of language. The limitation andfailure of standard Engli~h to express local experiences i.e. indigenous metaphor is shown. The emergence of new English as a result of the reconstructioll and expansion of the standard English is thus encouraged. It is resulted in the use offour different modes in the novel: standard English narration. standard English dialogue. pidgin English alld native language which reflects different attitudes implied by the speakers