Monolingualism and Linguistic Exhibitionism in Fiction
Description
How are linguistic wars for global prominence literarily and linguistically inscribed in literature? This book focuses on the increasing presence of cosmetic multilingualism in prize-winning fiction, making a case for an emerging transparent-turn in which momentary multilingualism works in the service of long-term monolingualism.
Keywords
Language Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsLiterary CriticismAsianFictionHistorical & Comparative
2015Book
Author(s)Anjali Pandey
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN9781137340351
LanguageEnglish
