AWEJ for Translation & Literary Studies, Volume 4, Number1. February 2020 Pp. 237-253

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awejtls/vol4no1.19

The Use of Black English in American Literature: The Case of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn

Yamina ILES

Department of English
FLPATP Research Laboratory N° 72
Faculty of Letters and Languages
University of Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria

Amine BELMEKKI

Department of English
FLPATP Research Laboratory N° 72
Faculty of Letters and Languages
University of Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria

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The main interest of this research paper is the exploration of the use of Black English in literature,selecting the American novel: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, henceforth (AHF),(1884)by Mark Twain(1853-1910) as a field of investigation. This novel is chosen since it is a fertile scope ofthe study, abundantwith various cultural elements used by characters. The focus is set on a selection of literary, linguistic, and sociolinguistic approaches. The data gathered from the novel have been analyzed and interpreted to provide and reflect a vivid image of the novel’s fictional characters with a purpose to increase dialect awareness among readers of literary dialect. The study of the implementation of vernacular elements in American literature does not only extract the enjoyable side about the character’s social background but also offers a unique glamour and beauty to American literary works.

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ILES, Y., & BELMEKKI, A. (2020). The Use of Black English in American Literature: The Case of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn. Arab World English Journal for Translation & Literary Studies 4 (1) 237-.253.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awejtls/vol4no1.19

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24093/awejtls/vol4no1.19

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Keywords

Black English Vernacular, cultural aspects, Huckleberry Finn, literary dialect, Mark Twain, sociolinguistic factors

About the author

Yamina ILES is an assistant-professor at the Superior School of Management of Tlemcen, Algeria (ESMT). She is also a Ph.D. candidate in Language Studies and Sociolinguistic Variation at the University of Tlemcen. In addition, she is a member researcher in the FLPATP research laboratory under the supervision of Prof. Amine BELMEKKI. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6400-5634

Prof. Amine BELMEKKI is a full professor at the University of Tlemcen, Algeria. He is also the head of a research laboratory Foreign Languages Policy in Algeria and Teacher Professionalism (FLPATP). He is also the head of two national research projects (PNR & CNEPRU). His field of interest in mainly concerned with Applied Linguistics, TEFL, Education Sciences, and Educational Psychology as well. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3818-2826

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