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Volume : I, Issue : XII, January - 2012 A Study of Speech Acts in Khushwant Singh's Train to Pakistan Dhanaji Nagane DOI : 10.9780/22307850, Published By : Laxmi Book Publication Abstract : The present paper is an outcome of keen observation of the language used in Khushawant Singh's
famous novel 'Train to Pakistan' and it attempts to visualize the social, religious and cultural structure of the
small village on India-Pakistan border, Mano Majra and the situation pervaded during the partition. The
language used in the novel is more than just sounds, words and sentences because in the context of the novel
the characters do not speak just to say something, but they intend to do something by saying, and speaking
does not merely involve physical actions or movements but specific goals and intentions of the speakers. Keywords : Article : Cite This Article : Dhanaji Nagane, (2012). A Study of Speech Acts in Khushwant Singh's Train to Pakistan. Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. I, Issue. XII, DOI : 10.9780/22307850, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/644.pdf References : - Austin, J.L. (1962), 'How to do Things with Words', Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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