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Transnational Narratives in Englishes of Exile

Authors :
Catalina Florina Florescu
Sheng-mei Ma
Catalina Florina Florescu
Sheng-mei Ma
Publication Year :
2017

Abstract

Monolingual, monolithic English is an issue of the past. In this collection, by using cinema, poetry, art, and novels we demonstrate that English has become the heteroglossic language of immigration – Englishes of exile. By appropriating its plural form we pay respect to all those who have been improving standard English, thus proving that one may be born in a language as well as give birth to a language or add to it one's own version. The story of the immigrant, refugee, exile, expatriate is everybody's story, and without migration, we could not evolve our human race.

Details

Language :
English
ISBNs :
9781498539456 and 9781498539463
Database :
eBook Index
Journal :
Transnational Narratives in Englishes of Exile
Publication Type :
eBook
Accession number :
1696343