Document Type
Honors Project
Abstract
How do readers learn to engage with novel forms of written language that fall outside of their established linguistic repertoire? And how do texts themselves facilitate this process? This thesis looks for answers to these questions in literary theory, multilingualism studies, applied linguistics, and a diverse corpus of literary works. I propose a comprehensive descriptive vocabulary of novel language use in literature, and then observe how these frameworks work in concert in an exemplary text by analyzing Christine Brooke-Rose’s multilingual novel Between. I conclude by discussing how the “exceptional” cases explored in this thesis can change our understanding of “typical” language use in literature.
Recommended Citation
Doyle, Quinn, "Learning through Reading: Confronting Novel Linguistic Forms in Literature" (2026). German Studies Honors Projects. 2.
https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/german_honors/2
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