UID:
almahu_9949568419902882
Format:
1 online resource (viii, 101 pages) :
,
illustrations
ISBN:
9781003433712
,
1003433715
,
9781000937527
,
1000937526
,
9781000937480
,
1000937488
Content:
"This book examines the validity of the notion of the 'vernacular' and the position of the so-called 'vernaculars' in colonial and postcolonial settings. It addresses recent formulations and debates regarding the status of regional languages of South Asia in relation to English. The authors explore the range of meanings the term has assumed and trace a history of contestation since the colonial age. They contend that though the 'vernacular' in South Asia has, since the 19th century, often operated as a hegemonic category relegating the languages thus designated to an inferior status, those languages (and other cultural formations labeled as 'vernacular') have also received empowering impulses and vested with qualities like groundedness and strength. The book highlights the need for a critical discussion of the notion of the 'vernacular' in the context of the ongoing rise of Anglophonia in South Asia as a whole, and post-liberalization India in particular. The volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of literary and culture studies, history, postcolonial studies and South Asian studies"--
Note:
The vernacular as a concept / Hans Harder -- English and the vernacular: genealogy, praxis, politics / Nishat Zaidi -- Vernacularity and aesthetics / Torsten Tschacher.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Harder, Hans. Vernacular Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023 ISBN 9781032406275
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
;
Essays.
DOI:
10.4324/9781003433712
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003433712
