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Bad English : literature, multilingualism, and the politics of language in contemporary Britain / Rachael Gilmour.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gilmour, Rachael, 1973- author.
- Series:
- Manchester scholarship online.
- Manchester scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English literature--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- Discourse analysis, Literary.
- Multilingualism and literature.
- English language--Political aspects.
- English language.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 278 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s)
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2020.
- Summary:
- 'Bad English' examines the impact of increasing language diversity in transforming contemporary literature in Britain, in the context of its contested language politics. Exploring a range of poetry and prose, it makes the case for literature as the preeminent medium to probe the terms and conditions of linguistic belonging.
- Contents:
- Front matter
- Contents
- List of figures
- Acknowledgements
- The New Union Flag Project
- Introduction
- 1 Thi langwij a thi guhtr
- 2 Dictionary trawling
- 3 Prosthetic language
- 4 Passing my voice into theirs
- 5 Living in translation
- 6 The language is the border
- Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2020.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on February 12, 2026).
- ISBN:
- 9781526108869
- 1526108860
- 9781526158321
- 1526158329
- 9781526108852
- 1526108852
- OCLC:
- 1179048239
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