How does Achebe create a "new English" with his use of language in "Civil Peace"?

a. He fills his English with Igbo language patterns and rhythm.

b. He creates a completely new language, which he calls "new English."

c. He writes in Igbo and instills his writing with British proverbs and idioms.

d. His language, aside from using English, is stripped of all British colonial influence.

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How does Achebe create a "new English" with his use of language in "Civil Peace"?

a. He fills his English with Igbo language patterns and rhythm.

b. He creates a completely new language, which he calls "new English."

c. He writes in Igbo and instills his writing with British proverbs and idioms.

d. His language, aside from using English, is stripped of all British colonial influence.

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Janelle Solis · Answer 1

In Achebe's "Civil Peace," it is often said that he uses his language to form a "new English." Achebe does this by filling his English with Igbo language patterns and rhythm. Though he doesn't seemingly create a totally new language, what he comes up with is different enough from traditional English to be termed a new form of the language.