A Research and Critical Review of Linguistic Deviation in Novel “Khafif Makhfi ki Khawab Beeti”

Abstract

This Paper is an attempt to shed light on linguistic deviation in Mirza Athar Baig’s novel Khafif Makhfi ki Khawab Beeti. Linguistic Deviation occurs when the writer deviates from ordinary use of language and breaks the common norms or standards of language. The Novelist has made his novel a reflection of the society in which he used Urdu language freely. He has deviated from the standard language on various levels: lexical deviation, semantic deviation, Graphological Deviation, dialectical deviation, Syntactic Deviation etc. As a different novelist Mirza Athar Baig deviates from the traditional concept of hero. He does not use standard language also. He has created many new words and phrases. He used slangs that are abusive and vulgar words. There is ambiguity in many sentences. This deviation has made Khafif Makhfi ki Khawab Beeti a different novel for Urdu readers.