Languages of Minority
Orality, Translation, and Desiring English
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 25 June 2025
- ISBN 9780198908456
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages192 pages
- Size 16x140x216 mm
- Weight 320 g
- Language English 673
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Short description:
The book discusses ideas around concepts of orality, the vernacular, translation, and multilinguilism, to argue that the idea of the mother tongue is constructed historically. It highlights the importance of the relationship of minority languages with English, showing how dominant views have shaped these languages and their speakers.
MoreLong description:
This study endeavours to understand the construction and perception of minority languages in India from the colonial era to the contemporary period. Through illustrative examples, it seeks to delineate the evolution of orality and writing, the concept of vernacular, and the dynamics of translation, which is essential for a nuanced understanding of a linguistic phenomena. Emphasizing the pivotal role of English, the work challenges conventional perspectives on multilingualism, urging a re-evaluation of the desire for English among minoritized populations. It also addresses diverse axes of power that shape or dismantle linguistic communities. Furthermore, it redefines the relationship between orality, writing, vernacular, and historical contexts in the Indian milieu. By scrutinizing prevalent notions surrounding multilingualism, the book argues that communities that are invested with the power of writing actively construct notions around language and these have certain implications on the languages of the minority, including the ways in which negotiations and resistances emerge.
MoreTable of Contents:
Preface and Acknowledgements
Introduction: Some Thoughts on the Many Aspects around Language
Colonial and Nationalist Construction of Language: The Minority Question
Traversing through Translation: Comparative Literature, Language, Ethnography
Three Writers, Three Languages, and the Contradictions of a Kodava Identity
For English and for Tongues, Our Own
Conclusion: Mother Tongues
