Analysis of Archaism and Slang Usage in Literary and Film Discourse

Key Points

The study identifies twelve archaic lexemes and four slang terms in Fitzgerald's novel, revealing their adaptations in the film dialogue.
Stylistic and linguistic analysis showed significant differences in language use between the novel and its 2013 film adaptation.
Findings contribute to adaptation studies by illustrating how specific linguistic features are retained or altered across media.
The research emphasizes the broader implications of language choice in influencing audience perceptions in literary and cinematic discourse.

Abstract

This study examines the use of archaic vocabulary (archaisms) and slang in literary discourse and film discourse, using F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby (1925) and its 2013 film adaptation directed by Baz Luhrmann as a case study. Drawing on stylistic and linguistic analysis, the research identifies twelve archaic lexemes and four slang terms in the novel’s text, and investigates which of these were retained or altered in the film’s dialogue. The study contributes to adaptation studies and stylistics by illustrating how linguistic features (archaism and slang) are handled across different media, reflecting broader differences between literary and cinematic discourse.

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Mashrabova Buviniso Nurbek qizi (Fri,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af5bafad7bf08b1eadf138 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55640/eijps-05-08-03

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