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Monolingualism of the other, or, The prosthesis of origin / Jacques Derrida ; translated by Patrick Mensah.
Van Pelt Library P106 .D456613 1998
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Derrida, Jacques.
- Series:
- Cultural memory in the present
- Standardized Title:
- Monolinguisme de l'autre, ou, La prothèse d'origine. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Language and languages--Philosophy.
- Language and languages.
- Physical Description:
- 93 pages ; 23 cm.
- Other Title:
- Monolingualism of the other
- Prosthesis of origin
- Place of Publication:
- Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, [1998]
- Summary:
- " I have but one language- yet that language is not mine." This book intertwines theoretical reflection with historical and cultural particularity to enunciate, then analyze this conundrum in terms of the distinguished author' s own relationship to the French language. Its argument touches on several issues relevant to the current debates on multiculturalism.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [77]-93).
- ISBN:
- 0804732884
- 0804732892
- OCLC:
- 38566099
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