Beyond the Mother Tongue: The Postmonolingual Condition

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
Publisher: Modern Language Initiative
Published: 12/01/2013
Pages: 306
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780823255757
ISBN10: 0823255751
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | European | German
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics | Historical & Comparative

About the Author

Yasemin Yildiz is Assistant Professor of German at the University of Illinois.