Bad English : literature, multilingualism, and the politics of language in contemporary Britain

Author / Creator

Gilmour, Rachael, 1973- author

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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...

'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.

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