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

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.

Info autore

Rachael Gilmour is Lecturer in Postcolonial Studies at Queen Mary, University of London

Riassunto

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. -- .

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Rachael Gilmour
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9781526163820
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-6382-0
• Pagine: 296
• Serie: Manchester University Press
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese