Language and Identity: National, Cultural, Religious

Offering a uniquely broad-based overview of the role of language choice in the construction of national, ethnic and religious identity, this textbook examines a wide range of specific cases from various parts of the world in order to arrive at some general principles concerning the links between language and identity. It will benefit students and researchers in a wide range of fields where identity is an important issue and who currently lack a single source to turn to for an overview of sociolinguistics.

Author: J. Joseph
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 05/28/2004
Pages: 268
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 8.76h x 5.72w x 0.78d
ISBN: 9780333997529

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2005 pg. 848

About the Author
JOHN E.JOSEPH is Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh. He previously taught at the University of Maryland at College Park and at the University of Hong Kong. His books include Eloquence and Power, Ideologies of Language (with T.J.Taylor), Limiting the Arbitrary and From Whitney to Chomsky.