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Language and Identity

National, Ethnic, Religious

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  • © 2004

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  1. John E. Joseph
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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-14

  3. Linguistic Identity and the Functions and Evolution of Language

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    Pages 15-40

  4. Approaching Identity in Traditional Linguistic Analysis

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    Pages 41-66

  5. Integrating Perspectives from Adjacent Disciplines

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    Pages 67-91

  6. Language in National Identities

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    Pages 92-131

  7. Case Study 1: the New Quasi-Nation of Hong Kong

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    Pages 132-161

  8. Language in Ethnic/Racial and Religious/Sectarian Identities

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    Pages 162-193

  9. Case Study 2: Christian and Muslim Identities in Lebanon

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    Pages 194-223

  10. Afterword: Identity and the Study of Language

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    Pages 224-227

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 228-268
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About this book

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.

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'...admirable both in its scope and in its depth - the book goes far beyond prior books touching on language and identity...It is well-written and should make for trouble free (and even enjoyable) reading by undergraduates, graduate students and the educated lay reader interested in language and languages or in the related social sciences, psychology and, perhaps, even literary studies.' - Joshua A. Fishman, Distinguished University Professor, Yeshiva University, USA

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.

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