Politically incorrect literature? A feminist critique of the
sexual discourse of the modern Malay novel

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Politically incorrect literature? A feminist critique of the sexual discourse of the modern Malay novel

This article frames its discussion within the sociolinguistic sphere of prescriptive versus descriptive debates on language, juxtaposing the verbal hygiene practice of political correctness with definitions of what is literature. The language under scrutiny here is the language of the modern Mala...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Washima Che Dan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2006
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1082/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/1082/1/Politically_Incorrect_Literature.pdf

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