Beyond the Mother Tongue: The Postmonolingual Condition (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780823255757)

bWinner of the Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Studies in Germanic Languages and Literatures r

bHonorable Mention for The 2014 Laura Shannon Prize in Contemporary European Studies r

Beyond the Mother Tongue examines distinct forms of multilingualism, such as writing in one socially unsanctioned "mother tongue" about another language (Franz Kafka); mobilizing words of foreign derivation as part of a multilingual constellation within one language (Theodor W. Adorno); producing an oeuvre in two separate languages simultaneously (Yoko Tawada); and mixing different languages, codes, and registers within one text (Feridun Zaimoglu).

Author: Yasemin Yildiz
ISBN-10: 0823255751
ISBN-13: 9780823255757
Publisher: Modern Language Initiative
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2013
Pages: 306
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d