Editors:
- Uses a range of research tools to explore linguistic practices
- Links micro-analyses to macro-level developments in Iran and countries hosting Iranian communities
- Contributes to the limited literature on linguistic ideologies in Iranian communities around the world
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Politics of Ethnolinguistic Diversity in Iran
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Heritage Language Use and Maintenance: The Case of Persian in the Diaspora
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Transnational Identities and Mobility: The Role of Persian, Ethnic Languages, and English
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About this book
This book examines the sociolinguistics of some of Iran’s languages at home and in the diaspora. The first part of the book examines the politics of minority languages and the presence of hegemonic discourses which favour Persian (Farsi) in Iran, exploring issues such as language maintenance and shift, linguistic ideologies and practices among Azerbaijani and Kurdish-speaking communities. The authors then go on to examine Iranians’ linguistic ideologies, practices and (trans)national identity construction in the diaspora, investigating both the challenges of maintaining a home language and the strategies and linguistic repertoires employed when constructing a diasporic identity away from home. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of minority languages and communities, diaspora and migration studies, and language policy and planning.
Reviews
“This collection offers an intriguing kaleidoscope of sociolinguistic studies in multilingual Iran and in the Iranian diaspora. Addressing perennial problems such as medium of instruction in minority education or home language maintenance in migration contexts, the book extends our knowledge of the complex languages and identities of an under-researched population.” (Ingrid Piller, Professor of Applied Linguistics, Macquarie University, Australia)
Editors and Affiliations
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Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
Seyed Hadi Mirvahedi
About the editor
Seyed Hadi Mirvahedi is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Linguistics and Multilingual Studies at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Prior to taking up his fellowship at Nanyang Technological University, he completed his PhD at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Sociolinguistics of Iran’s Languages at Home and Abroad
Book Subtitle: The Case of Persian, Azerbaijani, and Kurdish
Editors: Seyed Hadi Mirvahedi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19605-9
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-19604-2Published: 10 July 2019
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-19607-3Published: 14 August 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-19605-9Published: 29 June 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 294
Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations, 8 illustrations in colour
Topics: Sociolinguistics, Multilingualism, Indo-Iranian Languages, Middle Eastern Culture, Language Policy and Planning, Language Change