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English-Vernacular Divide

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This book explores the role of English in postcolonial communities such as India. It focuses on some local ways in which the language falls along the lines of a class-based divide. It argues that issues of inequality, subordination and unequal value revolve around the general positioning of English in relation to vernacular languages.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781853597695
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 160
  • Udgivet:
  • 18. februar 2005
  • Størrelse:
  • 147x10x206 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 204 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 9. december 2024
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This book explores the role of English in postcolonial communities such as India. It focuses on some local ways in which the language falls along the lines of a class-based divide. It argues that issues of inequality, subordination and unequal value revolve around the general positioning of English in relation to vernacular languages.

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