| Description |
1 online resource (x, 239 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Cross/cultures ; 107
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Cross/cultures ; 107.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Introduction: postcolonial Creolistics, an interdisciplinary approach to Mauritian Creole -- The sociolinguistic and literary contexts -- The theatre of protest: overturning the linguistic superstructure -- Virahsawmy's later plays: metalinguistic and feminist discourses -- Iconoclastic translation: rewriting Shakespeare's The tempest in a postcolonial context -- Identity-forming translations: Hamlet and Much ado about nothing -- The novel: establishing the narrative voice -- Conclusion: from Creole to standard via Shakespeare. |
| Summary |
This book gives a fascinating account of the unique history of the national - creole - language of Mauritius and the process of standardization that it is undergoing in postcolonial times. The central question is how far a creative writer's activity may affect the status and linguistic forms of a regional language. The book focuses on the work of the author Dev Virahsawmy, who, particularly through his Shakespeare translations, is an active agent in the standardization of Mauritian creole. The approaches employed in From Creole to Standard combine a sociolinguistic examination of (changing) lan. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
Text in English, French and Mauritian French Creole. |
| Subject |
Creole dialects, French -- Mauritius -- History.
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Creole dialects, French. |
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Mauritius. |
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History. |
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Creole dialects, French -- Mauritius.
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Mauritius -- Languages.
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Language and languages. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Mooneeram, Roshni. From Creole to standard. Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2009 9042026235 9789042026230 (OCoLC)428006948 |
| ISBN |
9781441625533 (electronic book) |
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1441625534 (electronic book) |
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9789042026247 (ebook) |
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9042026243 (ebook) |
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9042026235 |
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9789042026230 |
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9042026235 |
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9789042026230 |
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