COLLOQUIAL LANGUAGE IN “DOWN AND OUT IN PARIS AND LONDON” A REFLECTION OF CLASS AND IDENTITY
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https://doi.org/10.47390/ydif-y2026v2i8/n14Keywords:
colloquial language, dialects, contractions, authentic level, gagger, moocher, chanter, nobbier, brass farthing, coping mechanisms, parasites.Abstract
This article states the use of colloquial expressions in George Orwell’s “Down and Out in Paris and London” as a means of social view on class divisions, societal attitudes toward poverty, and the marginalization of certain groups and races. Through his work, Orwell shows the working conditions, unemployment rate and difficulties of working class who are both poor and hunger. The author highlights the disdain and condescension often directed at the poor by wealthier individuals, revealing the entrenched class divide and lack of empathy that characterizes their interactions two cities, Paris and London.
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