Employing Colloquial Language in Palestinian Fiction: The Novel 'Safe Weddings' by Ibrahim Nasrallah as a Model

Abstract

ABSTRACT:The massive technological changes in the last two decades have led to direct changes in the methods of communication between people, and since literature is a reflection of life, and it is part of the methods of communication that literature builds with the recipient; The linguistic thinking in society followed him with a tendency towards facilitation, realism, and closeness to the language and ideas of the readers, which prompted a large number of writers to employ the colloquial language spoken in literature, in connection with reality and closeness to the recipients, and the novel was the fertile field suitable for such transformations, especially since It contains narrative techniques that make it rich in realistic simulation of human speech, thinking, and lifestyles. We clearly note that this somewhat modern linguistic tendency in literature has begun to largely dominate the works of Palestinian novelists in their literature that expresses the Palestinian tragedy. In the external dialogue between the characters, especially in the novel "Safe Weddings", which is part of the Palestinian comedy, which necessitates studying this employment, understanding its dimensions and implications, and deducing the social and cultural factors that contributed to its emergence at this level.

Keywords: Colloquial Language – Fictional Works – Ibrahim Nasrallah