Monolingualism of the other, or, The prosthesis of origin / Jacques Derrida ; translated by Patrick Mensah.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: French Series: Cultural memory in the presentPublication details: Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 1998. Description: 93 p. ; 23 cmISBN: 0804732892Other title: Prosthesis of originUniform titles: Monolinguisme de l'autre, ou, La prothèse d'origine. English Subject(s): Language and languages -- PhilosophyLOC classification: P106 | .D456613 1998Summary: " I have but one language-yet that language is not mine." This book intertwines theoretical reflection with historical and cultural particularity to enunciate, then analyze this conundrum in terms of the distinguished author's own relationship to the French language. Its argument touches on several issues relevant to the current debates on multiculturalism.
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Translation of : Monolinguisme de l'autre, ou, La prothèse d'origine.
bibliography : p. [77]-93.
" I have but one language-yet that language is not mine." This book intertwines theoretical reflection with historical and cultural particularity to enunciate, then analyze this conundrum in terms of the distinguished author's own relationship to the French language. Its argument touches on several issues relevant to the current debates on multiculturalism.
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