THE CLASS CODE: LINGUISTIC PERFORMANCE AND SOCIAL STATUS IN GEORGE BERNARD SHAW'S PYGMALION


Dr.Mukta Gupta
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, U.P
Abstract
The paper looks at how social class affects speech and how speech can be magically changed, which, in this case, means being creative with speech. Bernard Shaw wrote Pygmalion, which is one of the most famous plays of its time in Britain. It uses violent language that sounds like everyday speech to make its point. Order to rule over people who can't read or write. In the play, Professor Higgins treats the lower-class flower girl Liza (Eliza) badly all the time, but Liza finally changes a lot because of the sound lessons she gets from her. Liza's social standing rises after learning phonetics, thus improving her language skills. Still, she also feels alone because she has to leave her class because of what she has learned and is not entirely accepted by the new class. Another way to say this is that Liza's schooling in phonetics helped her fit in with society, but it didn't really raise her social standing.
Keywords: Contemporary English Drama, Discourse of Authority, G B Shaw, Power, Standardization, Verbal Violence
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EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR)

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Published on : 2025-05-22

Vol : 11
Issue : 5
Month : May
Year : 2025
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