Monolingualism and Linguistic Exhibitionism in Fiction

Pandey, Anjali

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.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2015-11-09

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137340351

DOI: 10.1057/9781137340368

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 302