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Bakhtinian

Bakhtinian

9.9
A person who follows Mikhail Bakhtin's ideas to study literature
  • noun
  • /bɑːkˈtɪniən/
  • Literature
: bakhtiniano
  • Many scholars identify themselves as Bakhtinians because they apply Bakhtin's theories to their analysis of contemporary literature.

Examples

  • Reference of words to words is a key aspect of Bakhtinian dialogicity.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The shift in voice quality entails a shift in Bakhtinian voice, from an everyday, engaged voice to the voice of authority.

    Academic text (2001)
  • In the Bakhtinian dialogue, two or more historical subjects with active intellects engage each other; neither party is impotent.

    Academic text (1993)
  • In this essay, I shall first adopt Bakhtinian discourse categories to investigate the techniques that Marvell uses to create linguistic images.

    Academic text (1996)
  • In Weldon's work, what amounts to a Bakhtinian "heteroglossia" propels the reader into a complex interplay of texts.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Holquist concludes that in Bakhtinian scenarios, the roles played by the self and other "always enact a drama containing more than one actor" (18; emphasis in original).

    Academic text (1998)
  • When examining this interplay or "dialogue" on the level of discourse, we can note that it is articulated through what one might call (in Bakhtinian fashion) a clash of "languages."

    Academic text (2003)
  • For Gleeson-White, grotesque is translated in the Bakhtinian sense as embodied and "transgressive" (110).

    Academic text (2008)
  • A Bakhtinian approach to literature emphasizes the importance of dialogue between texts and contexts.

  • In her thesis, she showcases how Bakhtinian ideas can reinterpret character interactions in modern novels.

Surface Forms

Bakhtinian singular
Bakhtinians plural

Morphology

Bakhtinian = Bakhtin (semi-transparent) = Bakhtin + ian

The person-denoting form is derived from the name plus the productive suffix '-ian'; the morphological formation is regular but identifying the referent requires knowledge of Bakhtin.

Etymology

Bakhtinian comes from the name Bakhtin plus the ending -ian, meaning 'a person related to' or 'a follower', as in Newtonian or Italian. So a Bakhtinian is someone who follows or uses Bakhtin's ideas about dialogue and many voices in texts.