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In The Language of Postcolonial Literatures, Talib argues that this connection is being challenged by postcolonial writers. The book drawson a range of writers, from Jean Rhys and Derek Walcott to Chinua Achebe, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Nuruddin Farah and Salman Rushdie, to show how English has been shaped by and has had to contend with other languages in former British colonies. Exploring literatures from a range of countries, including India, Nigeria, Canada, Australia, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and the Caribbean, Talib shows how individuals retain cultural and national identity in the face of such changes. The book further demonstrates that language is one of the central concerns of postcolonial literatures.  \nThe Language of Postcolonial Literatures is invaluable for anyone with an interest in the evolution and development of English and its use in contemporary world literatures. Ismail S.Talib is an Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore.  \nThe Language of Postcolonial Literatures  \nAn introduction  \nIsmail S. Talib  \nLondon and New York  \nFirst published 2002 by Routledge  \n11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE  \nSimultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge  \n29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001  \nRoutledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005.“ To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to [http://www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/](http://www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/).”  \n© 2002 Ismail S.Talib  \nAll rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers.  \nBritish Library Cataloguing in Publication Data  \nA catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Talib, Ismail S., 1955–  \nThe language of postcolonial literatures: an introduction/Ismail S.  \nTalib.  \n[p. cm](p. cm).  \nIncludes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.  \nISBN 0-415-24018-2 (hardcover)—ISBN 0-415-24019-0 (pbk.)  \n1. Commonwealth literature (English)—History and criticism.  \n2. Nationalism and literature—English-speaking countries.  \n3. Nationalism and literature—Commonwealth countries.  \n4. Language and culture—English-speaking countries. 5. Language and culure—Commonwealth countries. 6. Postcolonialism—English speaking countries. 7. English language—Commonwealth countries.  \n8. Postcolonialism—Commonwealth countries. 9. Decolonization in literature. I. Title.  \nPR9080 .5 .T35 2002  \n820.9′9171241–dc21 2001051055 ISBN 0-203-47018-4 Master e-book ISBN  \nISBN 0-203-77842-1 (Adobe e-Reader Format)  \nISBN 0-415-24019-0 (Print Edition)  \nContents  \nAcknowledgements v  \n1 English in (post)colonial contexts 1  \n2 Anti-colonialism in Scottish, Welsh and Irish literatures 16  \n3 Anglo-Saxon transplantations 37  \n4 Orality, writing and what English brings 56  \n5 Using English in postcolonial literatures: a review of criticism 71  \n6 Decolonisation and the survival of English 82  \n7 Style, language(s), politics and acceptability 93  \n8 How’s the mixture? English, dialects and other languages 108  \nConcluding summary 122  \nBibliography 124  \nIndex 138  \nAcknowledgements  \nThis book could not have been written without the help, example, precedence and inspiration of many people: creative writers from the postcolonial world, scholars of their writings and colleagues and friends.  ","cbCaipeexthUFoRU","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipeexthUFoRU","pdf",1166374,166,"English","# Acknowledgements\n# English in (post)colonial contexts\n# Anti-colonialism in Scottish, Welsh and Irish literatures\n# Anglo-Saxon transplantations\n# Orality, writing and what English brings\n# Using English in postcolonial literatures: a review of criticism\n# Decolonisation and the survival of English\n# Style, language(s), politics and acceptability\n# How’s the mixture? 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