Bad English - Literature, Multilingualism, Politics of Language in Contemporary

Informationen zum Autor Rachael Gilmour is Lecturer in Postcolonial Studies at Queen Mary, University of London Klappentext Bad English examines the impact of increasing language diversity in transforming contemporary literature in Britain, in the context of its contested language politics. Exploring a range of poetry and prose, it makes the case for literature as the preeminent medium to probe the terms and conditions of linguistic belonging. Zusammenfassung Bad English examines the impact of increasing language diversity in transforming contemporary literature in Britain! in the context of its contested language politics. Exploring a range of poetry and prose! it makes the case for literature as the preeminent medium to probe the terms and conditions of linguistic belonging. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Bad English1 Thi langwij ah thi guhtr2 Dictionary trawling3 Prosthetic language4 'Passing my voice into theirs'5 Living in translation6 'The language is the border'Conclusions: 'Say Parsley' ReferencesIndex

Product details

• Authors: Rachael Gilmour, Gilmour Rachael
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9781526108845
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-0884-5
• No. of pages: 296
• Series: Critical Powers; Manchester University Press
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Subjects & Themes / Politics, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Historical & comparative linguistics, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Historical and comparative linguistics