Bad English : literature, multilingualism, and the politics of language in contemporary Britain /

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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 o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gilmour, Rachael, 1973- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Manchester] : Manchester University Press, [2020]
Colección:Manchester University Press Ser.
Temas:
2000-2099
English language > Political aspects > Great Britain.
Multilingualism and literature > Great Britain.
Discourse analysis, Literary > Great Britain.
English literature > 21st century > History and criticism.
Multilinguisme et littérature > Grande-Bretagne.
Discours littéraire > Grande-Bretagne.
LITERARY CRITICISM / General
Discourse analysis, Literary
English language > Political aspects
English literature
Multilingualism and literature
Great Britain
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Front Matter
  • Contents
  • List of figures
  • Acknowledgements
  • The New Union Flag Project
  • Introduction: Bad English
  • Thi langwij a thi guhtr
  • Dictionary trawling
  • Prosthetic language
  • 'Passing my voice into theirs'
  • Living in translation
  • 'The language is the border'
  • Conclusions: 'Say Parsley'
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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