Monolingualism and linguistic exhibitionism in fiction. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Anjali Pandey, Salisbury University, USA.
• Authors: Pandey, Anjali, 1968-
• Contents: Introduction: Languages in Literature -- 1. The Place of Languages in the Space of Post-globalism: Bilingualism, Bullhorns and Blunders -- 2. Award-Cultures in the Era of Post-globalization: Prize-winning in a 'Flat'-World -- 3. In-'visible' Multingualness: Linguistic Exhibitionism in the Post-Global Turn -- 4. Outsourcing English: Liberty, Linguistic Lust, and Loathing In Aravind Adiga's The White Tiger -- 5. Curried English: Flawed Fluency, Markedness and Diglossia in Brick Lane -- 6. Language Liquidation versus Language Appropriation: Tracing the Trajectory of Linguistic Death and Unease in Unaccustomed Earth; Jhumpa Lahiri -- 7. Linguistic Insecurity and Linguistic Imperialism: Resuscitating Renaissance 'Re-Linguiscism' in Salman Rushdie's The Enchantress of Florence -- Conclusion: What is Linguistic Exhibitionism Good For?
• Publisher Details: Basingstroke, Hampshire New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 823/.91409; Linguistics; Multilingualism and literature; Linguistic analysis (Linguistics); Frames (Linguistics); Oriental literature -- History and criticism; LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Frames (Linguistics); Linguistic analysis (Linguistics); Multilingualism and literature; Oriental literature; Literary Criticism -- Asian -- General; Fiction -- General; Literary studies: post-colonial literature; Literature: history & criticism; Fiction & related items; Language and languages-Style; Literature ; Oriental literature; Fiction; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Linguistics -- General; Semantics, discourse analysis, etc; Electronic books; Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137340368; 1137340363; 1349567051; 9781349567058
• Related ISBNs: 9781349567058; 9781137340351; 1137340355
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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