Salman Rushdieの小説 "Midnight's Children" が難しい理由の一つに辞書にない単語が頻出することがあります。例えば前回引用した文章を再度下記に示します。
'... And look at the stains on the carpet, janum; for two months we must live like those Britishers? You've looked in the bathrooms? No water near the pot. I never believed, but it's true, my God, they wipe their bottoms with paper only!...'
"janum" は辞書には載っていません。色々調べた結果 Rushdie氏は "code-mixed words" を多用する事が分かり、"janum" は "code-mixed words" の内のAddress Termsの一つだと分かりました。
In the present context, the writer has used this address term for a local landlord.
Code-Mixed Word- janum (dear or darling)
Etymology- The Urdu word janum comes from Persian language which means my soul or my life.
"code-mixed words" については次回更に調べたことを書きます。
'... And look at the stains on the carpet, janum; for two months we must live like those Britishers? You've looked in the bathrooms? No water near the pot. I never believed, but it's true, my God, they wipe their bottoms with paper only!...'
"janum" は辞書には載っていません。色々調べた結果 Rushdie氏は "code-mixed words" を多用する事が分かり、"janum" は "code-mixed words" の内のAddress Termsの一つだと分かりました。
In the present context, the writer has used this address term for a local landlord.
Code-Mixed Word- janum (dear or darling)
Etymology- The Urdu word janum comes from Persian language which means my soul or my life.
"code-mixed words" については次回更に調べたことを書きます。
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