Socio-linguistic Heterogeneity in the Writings of Selected Malaysian Indian Authors Who Write in English

• Main Author: Shangeetha, R. K.
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2015
• Subjects: South Asian diaspora; Malaysian literature; Malaysian Indian writings speech patterns; code variation
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/paha/vol5/iss2/2; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/paha/article/1155/viewcontent/PAHA_205.2_202_20Article_20__20Shangeetha_20and_20Pillai.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This paper aims to present the linguistic heterogeneity of the Malaysian Indian community that is often thought to be homogenously “Indian” through a comparison of the socio-linguistic signifiers in four English-language Malaysian novels. The variety of real-life speech patterns and code variations...