TY - GEN AB - For centuries, English-language writers have borrowed words and phrases from other languages in their fictional works. Words in Collision explores consequences of this tradition of language-mixing, asking why writers employ "foreign" phrases in their English-language texts and how this practice has evolved over time and place. AU - Ross, Michael L. ET - 1st ed. ID - 1555810 KW - English fiction-19th century-History and criticism. KW - Language and languages in literature. KW - Multilingualism and literature. LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=30384884 N2 - For centuries, English-language writers have borrowed words and phrases from other languages in their fictional works. Words in Collision explores consequences of this tradition of language-mixing, asking why writers employ "foreign" phrases in their English-language texts and how this practice has evolved over time and place. SN - 9780228017776 T1 - Words in Collision :Multilingualism in English-Language Fiction. TI - Words in Collision :Multilingualism in English-Language Fiction. UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=30384884 ER -