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Translingualism, Translation and Caribbean Poetry : Mother Tongue Has Crossed the Ocean
Linguists estimate that there are around 7,000 languages in the world, but many are under threat. 'Translingualism, Translation and Caribbean Poetry' is a multi-language poetry collection comprising over fifty translations of Curaçao poet Hilda de Windt Ayoubi?s ?Lenga di mama? (?Mother T...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press,
2022.
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Linguists estimate that there are around 7,000 languages in the world, but many are under threat. 'Translingualism, Translation and Caribbean Poetry' is a multi-language poetry collection comprising over fifty translations of Curaçao poet Hilda de Windt Ayoubi?s ?Lenga di mama? (?Mother Tongue?), alongside three additional poems each providing a different perspective on the mother tongue. De Windt Ayoubi?s sharp and socially charged poetry has inspired translations from across the world; collected here for the first time, they serve to protect the native languages and cultures ? particularly the minority languages ? of their translators, who range from expert linguists to speakers of underrepresented languages. In his accompanying essay, Pieter Muysken considers the role of translation in addressing this urgent cultural concern, discussing language loss and revitalization, bilingual translations and mass translations. Complete with maps, language profiles, and the poet?s personal interviews, this collection explores the emotional, cultural and intellectual importance of language conservation through poetry. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| ISBN: | 9789048552931 |