Includes bibliographical references (pages 276-291) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: Languages in Literature -- 1. The Place of Languages in the Space of Post-globalism: Bilingualism, Bullhorns and Blunders -- 2. Award-Cultures in the Era of Post-globalization: Prize-winning in a 'Flat'-World -- 3. In-'visible' Multingualness: Linguistic Exhibitionism in the Post-Global Turn -- 4. Outsourcing English: Liberty, Linguistic Lust, and Loathing In Aravind Adiga's The White Tiger -- 5. Curried English: Flawed Fluency, Markedness and Diglossia in Brick Lane -- 6. Language Liquidation versus Language Appropriation: Tracing the Trajectory of Linguistic Death and Unease in Unaccustomed Earth; Jhumpa Lahiri -- 7. Linguistic Insecurity and Linguistic Imperialism: Resuscitating Renaissance 'Re-Linguiscism' in Salman Rushdie's The Enchantress of Florence -- Conclusion: What is Linguistic Exhibitionism Good For?
Summary:
"With over 7000 languages in use world-wide, how do some languages acquire hegemonic status? What role does prize-winning fiction play in creating linguistic taste and distaste? How are linguistic wars for global prominence literarily and linguistically inscribed in literature? Monolingualism and Linguistic Exhibitionism in Fiction frames these questions within the post-global moment, focusing on the increasing presence of cosmetic multilingualism--or linguistic exhibitionism--in prize-winning fiction. The study offers a timely interdisciplinary-based framework, inclusive of the macro-production of literary commerce, and the micro-linguistics of globalization. Through analysis of multilingual strategies deployed by five celebrated transnational authors of the past decade, this book demonstrates paradigm shifts towards a transparent-turn in 21st century prize-winning fiction. This book will appeal to students and scholars of applied linguistics, multilingualism, stylistics, postcolonial studies and cultural studies"-- Provided by publisher.
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