The term heteroglossia refers to the qualities of a
language that are extralinguistic, but common to all languages. These include
qualities such as perspective, evaluation, and ideological positioning.
In this way most languages are incapable of neutrality, for every word is inextricably bound to the context in which it exists
Heteroglossia is "the base condition governing the operation of meaning in
any utterance. To make an utterance means to "appropriate the words of others and populate them with one's own intention
In this way most languages are incapable of neutrality, for every word is inextricably bound to the context in which it exists
As to writers, for the purpose of his/her writing, an author must
create entire worlds and, in doing so, is forced to make use of the organizing
categories of the real world in which he lives.
According to Bakhtin, the novel as a genre is unique in that
it is able to embrace, ingest, and devour other genres while still maintaining
its status as a novel. Other genres, however, cannot emulate the novel without
damaging their own distinct identity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Bakhtin
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