Code-Choice and Identity Construction on Stage

ISBN-13: 9781138088801 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 190 str.

Sirkku Aaltonen

Opis

Code-Choice and Identity Construction on Stage challenges the general assumption that language is only one of the codes employed in a theatrical performance; Sirkku Aaltonen changes the perspective to the audience, foregrounding the chosen language variety as a trigger for their reactions.

Spis treści

Introduction; 1 'Raw' and 'cooked' linguistic identities; 2 Threshold of tolerance overstepped: rejection; 3 Acceptance of linguistic code: fostering and affirming identity; 4 Changes in receoption; Conclusions

O autorze

Sirkku Aaltonen is one of the pioneers in the study of drama and theatre translation. She is an affiliated researcher at the University of Vaasa, Finland and a visiting Researcher at Effat Socio-Cultural Studies Research Center at Effat University in Jeddah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.