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Bilingual technique

Device
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

The use of two languages as a deliberate stylistic or expressive method in poetry

Detailed Definition
Bilingual technique encompasses poetic strategies that deliberately employ two languages within a single work to achieve effects such as code-switching, intertextuality, or semantic layering; these techniques may underscore themes of displacement, hybridity, or resistance to linguistic hegemony in postcolonial or diasporic contexts.
Example
Example in poetry:
Switching from English to Spanish mid-line as in “I walked down la calle alone”; using French phrases like “c’est la vie” for expressive emphasis in an English poem; alternating full stanzas between Arabic and English to reflect diasporic identity; code-switching to convey intimacy or cultural nuance, as in Ocean Vuong’s work
Additional Notes
Bilingual technique: The deliberate use of two languages within a single poem for rhetorical, emotional, or cultural effect; includes strategies like glossing, juxtaposition, or syntactic blending.
Also Known As
Code-switching method Language-blending strategy Translingual device Macaronism
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