EXTRICATING THE SELF: LANGUAGE AND IDENTITIES IN KAMILA SHAMSIE’S SALT AND SAFFRON

Abstract

Identities are unravelled through language and culture, as shown in Salt & Saffron by Kamila Shamsie. Language plays a fundamental role in shaping a person's personality. The study centres on language, which helps in untying tangled identities through cultural influences. We focus on syncretism, code-switching, borrowing, and glossing over language while reminiscing about the past and living in the present. This research is founded on the struggle to find oneself through connecting words and identifying one's identity. In this qualitative research study, Kamila Shamsie's Salt and Saffron is the focus. The language variation in the novel's author is the primary objective of this investigation. The research is conducted in the context of Erving Goffman's framing theory (1974). The investigation examines the utilisation of English in South Asian culture, as well as language strategies such as code-switching, plagiarism, and code-mixing.