Beyond the mother tongue: the postmonolingual condition
Auteur :
Yildiz, Yasemin
Éditeur :
Fordham University Press
ISBN :
9780823255757
Date de publication :
1 déc. 2013
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Identifies the idea of monolingualism as a modern European invention dating to the 18th century that functions to obscure the widespread nature of multilingualism. Analyses the tension between multilingual practices and the monolingual paradigm in 20th century literature through the German writings of Kafka, Adorno, Tawada, Özdamar, and Zaimoglu.