Commonwealth Literature and the Modern WorldHena Maes-Jelinek Published under the sponsorship of the Revue des Langues Vivantes, 1975 - Commonwealth literature (English) - 181 pages |
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Page 63
... language of the classroom hid the elation of discovery . " Here we find the poet's crisis and achievement evoked , both the double legacy of his childhood ( British and creole , pagan and Christian ) and his interpretation of his ...
... language of the classroom hid the elation of discovery . " Here we find the poet's crisis and achievement evoked , both the double legacy of his childhood ( British and creole , pagan and Christian ) and his interpretation of his ...
Page 73
... language must always be used with the greatest refinement and accuracy . He recognizes that through the power of language not just communities are united but people discover themselves . It can be a dangerous process , as we see with ...
... language must always be used with the greatest refinement and accuracy . He recognizes that through the power of language not just communities are united but people discover themselves . It can be a dangerous process , as we see with ...
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... language under the name Afrikaans . This was accomplished by the so- called Eerste Taalbeweging ( First Language Movement ) which arose around 1875 as a reaction against the cultural supremacy of Dutch in official life . The products ...
... language under the name Afrikaans . This was accomplished by the so- called Eerste Taalbeweging ( First Language Movement ) which arose around 1875 as a reaction against the cultural supremacy of Dutch in official life . The products ...
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