Variation of lexical items and the changing need of identity projection: a study on Mappila Malayalam

• Autores: Thapasya Jayaraj, Rajesh Kumar
• Localización: Dialectologia, ISSN-e 2013-2247, Nº. 24, 2020, págs. 157-176
• Idioma: inglés
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Variación léxica y la necesidad cambiante de la proyección de identidad: un estudio sobre Mappila Malayalam
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  • español

    Este artículo analiza la variación en el lenguaje a nivel léxico y cómo la elección léxica de los hablantes influye en la configuración de su identidad al obtener datos primarios del léxico del dialecto mappila del malayalam hablado por los miembros de la comunidad mappila (musulmana) de Kerala.Los préstamos del árabe, del persa y del urdu ayudaron a configurar su identidad como mappilasdebido a la correlación entre estos idiomas y la religión musulmana. El artículomuestra cómo una variación en la elección léxica de los hablantes podría estar motivada socialmente e incideen la formación y el cambio de identidades y elementos léxicos o vocabulario que proyectan claramente la identidad del grupo y la identidad personal.

  • English

    This paper analyses the variation in language at the lexical level and how the lexical choice of the speaker(s) affects in shaping their identity by obtaining primary data from the lexicon of the Mappila dialect of Malayalam spoken by the members of Mappila (Muslim) community of Kerala. Borrowings from Arabic, Persian and Urdu helped in shaping their identity as Mappilas because of the correlation between these languages and the Muslim religion. The paper shows how a variation in the lexical choice of the speakers could be socially motivated and involve in shaping and changing identities and lexical items or vocabulary clearly project the group identity and personal identity.

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