The English-Vernacular Divide : Postcolonial Language Politics and Practice
By: Ramanathan, Vaidehi.
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BookPublisher: Hyderabad Orient Longman 2005Description: xii; 143p. 8x6 pb.ISBN: 9788125030720.Subject(s): English language--Commonwealth countries | English language-Political aspects-Commonwealth countries | English language-Social aspects-Commonwealth countries | English language-Variation-Commonwealth countries | Languages in contact-Commonwealth countries | Postcolonialism-Commonwealth countries | Commonwealth countries-LanguagesDDC classification: 420.9171241 Summary: The book critically examines the role of english in a postcolonial, multilingual society such as india the book argues that issues of inequality, subordination and unequal values stem from the positioning of english vis a vis the regional languages drawing from her own experiences and engaging in scholarly discussion, the author gives us an insight into the complexity of the role of english in postcolonial contexts
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The book critically examines the role of english in a postcolonial, multilingual society such as india the book argues that issues of inequality, subordination and unequal values stem from the positioning of english vis a vis the regional languages drawing from her own experiences and engaging in scholarly discussion, the author gives us an insight into the complexity of the role of english in postcolonial contexts
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