This book adopts an integrated approach to the study of contact literature through collaboration between theories of World Englishes and translation studies. The author proposes an interactive framework that integrates linguistic and cultural perspectives, through the analysis of selected Anglo-Arab and Arab-American contact literary texts: Samia Serageldine's The Cairo House (2000), Leila Ahmed's A Border Passage (1999), Leila Aboulela's The Translator (1999), Ahdaf Soueif's The Map of Love (2000), and Abdelkebir Khatibi's Love in Two Languages (1990). The author then discusses the pedagogical implications of bilingual creativity via a language in literature approach. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of translation studies, literature and cultural studies.

Dina Hassan is a Lecturer at the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at the University of Oklahoma, USA. She obtained her PhD from Texas Tech University, USA. Her research interests lie at the intersection of linguistics, translation studies, and literature, with a special focus on Arab-American literature.

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Dina Hassan is a Lecturer at the department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at the University of Oklahoma, USA. She obtained her PhD from Texas Tech University, USA. Her research interests lie at the intersection of linguistics, translation studies, and literature, with a special focus on Arab-American literature.

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I. Chapter One: Introduction 1.1 Background 1.2 Research Questions 1.3 Three Aspects of the Study A. Theoretical Framework and Proposed Model of Analysis B. Anglo-Arab and Arab-American Fiction: A Closer Look at Multilingualism in Literature C. Pedagogical Implications of Contact Literature 1.4 Book Chapters II. Chapter Two: An Integrated Approach to the Proposed Framework of Analysis 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Similarities between Bilingualism and Translation Studies 2.3 Previous Calls for Rapprochement between Studies of Bilingualism, Translation and Contact Literature 2.4 Towards a Framework of Analysis Drawing on Contact Linguistics and Translation Studies 2.5 The Framework: Attributes and Limitations 2.6 Conclusion III. Chapter Three: Contact Linguistics, Translation Studies and the Bilingual Creativity of Samia Serageldine's The Cairo House (2000) and Leila Ahmed's A Border Passage (2000) 3.0 Introduction 3.1 Literal Translation 3.1.1 Greetings and Formulaic Expressions 3.1.2 The Egyptian Lifestyle and Customs 3.2 Propositional and Evoked Meaning 3.2.1 Language and Fixed Expressions 3.2.2 Language and Politics 3.2.3 Language and Names 3.2.4 Language and Social Class 3.2.5 Language and Gender3.3 History3.4 Religion and Culture 3.4.1 Religion and Tradition in the Egyptian Society 3.4.2 Feminists and Harems 3.5 Conclusion . IV. Chapter Four: Codeswitching and the East/West Encounter 4.0 Introduction 4.1 Surface Structure 4.1.1 Codeswitching: Background 4.1.2 Codeswitching and the Theme of Translation: Deconstructing Negative Attitudes Towards Bilingualism 4.1.2.1 Leila Aboulela's The Translator 4.1.2.2 Ahdaf Soueif's The Map of Love 4.1.2.3 Abdelkebir Khatibi's Love in Two Languages 4.2 Code-switching for the Purpose of Adding Authenticity to the Text 4.3 Deep Structure: The East/West Encounter 4.4 Conclusion V. Chapter Five: Pedagogical Implications of Contact Literature5.0 Abstract 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Pedagogical Implications of Contact Literature: Purposes and Learning Outcomes5.3 The Language in Literature Pedagogical Approach to Contact Literature 5.3.1 Background 5.3.2 Language in Anglo-Arab and Arab-American Contact Literature: A Sophomore Level Course 5.3.3 Class Activities VI. Chapter Six: Conclusion 6.1 Summary 6.2 Multilingualism in Literature: Towards a Methodological Framework of Analysis 6.3 Attributes of the Proposed Framework of Analysis 6.4 Anglo-Arab and Arab-American Contact Literature: Concluding Remarks6.5 Future Questions of Research ....................................................................... 271 6.5.1 The Socio-Linguistic Level: Future Prospects ..................................................... 271 6.5.2 The Pedagogical Level: Future Prospects for Braiding Language and Literature . 275 Reference List