Study Of Literature: Developing Linguistic and Cultural Globalization

Abstract

This paper examined how literature has contributed to the linguistic and cultural globalization. The aim of the study was to evaluate the use of literary work in the development of global communication, identity and intercultural exchange using a qualitative research methodology. In the study, a wide variety of literary resources in terms of geographical and cultural backgrounds such as novels, poetry and essays were employed. To collect data, a comparative analysis of the works of both Global North and South was done, with special reference to the postcolonial literature and world literature, as well as to contemporary narratives. It was based on the theoretical concepts of globalization, postcolonialism and cultural studies which focused on the means through which the local and global identities are in interaction with these literary forms. Thematic coding and discourse analysis were used in the analysis of the data to identify recurrent themes concerning the use of language, representation of culture, and resolution of global-local conflict in literature. The findings indicate that literature is an indicator as well as a cause of globalization, which promotes cross-cultural knowledge as well as negotiates language and cultural identities in a globalized world. The results of the study underscore the interactive nature of language, culture and globalization, and therefore provide information on how literature can shape and confront the prevailing global discourses.