Linguistics, literature and culture
Subtitle: millennium realities and innovative practices in Asia
By: edited by Shakila Abdul Manan and Hajar Abdul Rahim
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Newcastle upon Tyne
Language: eng
Number of pages: 433
ISBN-13: 9781443840156
Subjects: Sociolinguistics; Oriental literature; Western influences; Culture and globalization; East and West; Languages
Description: This book documents the changing realities in the fields of linguistics, literature and culture in Asia, resulting from globalization, modernisation and rapid technological development. It consists of sixteen essays by academics and researchers around the world, reflecting on the interface between the global and the local, and its impact on the local and regional languages, literatures and cultures of Asia.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.