Words in collision : multilingualism in English-language fiction / Michael L. Ross.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ross, Michael L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English fiction--19th century--History and criticism.

English fiction.

Language and languages in literature.

Multilingualism and literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal, Quebec : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2023]

Summary:

For centuries, English-language writers have borrowed words and phrases from other languages in their fictional works. Words in Collision explores consequences of this tradition of language-mixing, asking why writers employ "foreign" phrases in their English-language texts and how this practice has evolved over time and place.

Contents:

Cover

Words in Collision

Title

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction: Intruders in the Text

PART ONE THE WESTERN CANON

2 Shakespeare and Company: Language Barriers and Penetrations

3 "Music to My Ears": Charlotte Brontë's French Immersion

4 Strange Encounters: Henry James's French Connection

5 Cosmopolitanism and Its Discontents: D.H. Lawrence

PART TWO POSTCOLONIAL LANGUAGE VARIANCE

6 As the Word Turns: Postcolonial Language Variance

7 "The Greatest Trick Colonialism Plays": Nigerian Novelists and the Question of Language

8 Languages of History: Anita Desai and Arundhati Roy

9 Conclusion: Cities of Strangers and the New Insularity

Notes

Works Cited

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Ross, Michael L. Words in Collision

ISBN:

9780228017769

0228017769

9780228017776

0228017777

OCLC:

1371142601