Konkani, the language of Goa, its diaspora, and its historical roots, resists reduction to a singular script, such as Nagari. Drawing on Julia Kristeva’s semiotics and Jacques Lacan’s concept of lalangue, this article argues that Konkani’s essence transcends its written form, encompassing the bodily, intonational, and cultural dimensions that evoke Goa, its pre-Goan heritage, and the Goan identity. Kristeva’s...
