Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.21066/carcl.libri.11.1.4
The Language and Style of the Young Adult Novel Između [Between] by Magdalena Mrčela
Jadranka Nemeth-Jajić
orcid.org/0000-0001-5358-8598
; University of Split, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Split, Croatia
Abstract
The paper explores the linguistic and stylistic peculiarities of the recently published young adult novel Između [Between], thematising the particularly complex topic of suicide, to determine which linguistic and stylistic means construct the world of the novel and how it communicates with young readers. Oral elements of a colloquial style and intertextuality (quotations) are singled out as the main stylistic features. The analysis shows that the novel approaches the young reader primarily by introducing oral elements, noticeably at the syntactic and lexical levels, and to a lesser extent at the morphological level. The means and tools for achieving intertextuality are reflected in the storyline-compositional level and in the portrayal of the characters; they appeal not only to musical, literary and film role models with which young people identify but also to the literary heritage that is most commonly not the focus of their interest. This is approached affirmatively, as a dynamic treasury or open canon, by establishing a quotation dialogue. These and other notable linguistic and stylistic features make this contemporary problem novel suitable for a young audience, for which it is intended.
Keywords
oral elements of a colloquial style; intertextuality (quotations); linguistic and stylistic analysis; communicativeness; young reader; contemporary problem novel;
Hrčak ID:
283861
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Publication date:
23.9.2022.
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