Envisioning Sociolinguistic Indicators in Langston Hughes' Selected Poems

Abstract

The research entitled "Envisioning Sociolinguistic Indicators in Langston Hughes's Selected Poems" deals with the linguistic features such as sounds, words and structures to underscore social issues like race, class, gender, ethnicity, equality and inequality, religions and culture, art and music, nationality. The use of language in Hughes poetry talks about race, class, gender, ethnicity, religion, culture, food, art music of particular group and gives identity to African American people. The writings of Hughes raise racial consciousness among African American people and then sociopolitical situation. The research assumes that language is an indicator of social values and practices. Hughes uses sociolinguistic indicator in the poetry to foreground linguistic and cultural diversity of African American people.