Multilingual Environments in the Great War
Multilingual Environments in the Great War by Julian Walker, published by Bloomsbury Academic on April 22, 2021, is a comprehensive exploration of the diverse ways language was utilized during the First World War. This 288-page book presents a transnational perspective on the conflict, examining language use beyond the Western Front and delving into various regions, including Africa, Armenia, and post-war Australia. It highlights unexpected areas of communication, providing insights into the experiences of both combatants and those on the home front.
Readers will find a detailed analysis of how different languages, such as Esperanto, Flemish, and Turkish, shaped the narratives of war. The chapters cover a range of contexts, from prisoner-of-war camps to food queues, revealing the complexities of linguistic interactions during this tumultuous period. By connecting language and literature with sociolinguistic analysis, Multilingual Environments in the Great War offers a unique lens through which to understand the multifaceted experiences of individuals affected by the war.
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This book explores the differing ways in which language has been used to try to make sense of the First World War. Offering further developments in an innovative approach to the study of the conflict, it develops a transnational viewpoint of the experience of war to reveal less expected areas of language use during the conflict.
Taking the study of the First World War far beyond the Western Front, chapters examine experiences in many regions, including Africa, Armenia, post-war Australia, Russia and Estonia, and a variety of contexts, from prisoner-of-war and internment camps, to food queues and post-war barracks. Drawing upon a wide variety of languages, such as Esperanto, Flemish, Italian, Kiswahili, Portuguese, Romanian and Turkish, Multilingual Environments in the Great War brings together language experiences of conflict from both combatants and the home front, connecting language and literature with linguistic analysis of the immediacy of communication.
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