Monolingualism of the Other: or, The Prosthesis of Origin (Cultural Memory in the Present)

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.

• | Author: Jacques Derrida
• | Publisher: Stanford University Press
• | Publication Date: August 01, 1998
• | Number of Pages: 112 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0804732892
• | ISBN-13: 9780804732895