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Choosing a Mother Tongue

The Politics of Language and Identity in Ukraine

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

Av Corinne A. Seals

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This book presents a sociocultural linguistic analysis of discourses of conflict, as well as an examination of how linguistic identity is embodied, negotiated and realized during a time of war. It provides new insights regarding multilingualism among Ukrainians in Ukraine and in the diaspora of New Zealand, the US and Canada, and sheds light on the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war on language attitudes among Ukrainians around the world. Crucially, it features an analysis of a new movement in Ukraine that developed during the course of the war – ‘changing your mother tongue’, which embodies what it is to renegotiate linguistic identity. It will be of value to researchers, faculty, and students in the areas of linguistics, Slavic studies, history, politics, anthropology, sociology and international affairs, as well as those interested in Ukrainian affairs more generally.This book is open access under a CC BY NC ND licence.

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Utgivningsdatum2019-10-11
Mått156 x 234 x 16 mm
Vikt492 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieMultilingual Matters
Antal sidor224
FörlagMultilingual Matters
ISBN9781788924993

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Chapter 1. Historical Language Ideologies and Sociopolitical Conflict in UkraineChapter 2. Language and Identity After the Orange Revolution Chapter 3. Othering and Positioning During a Time of War Chapter 4. Who’s Responsible? The Politics of LanguageChapter 5. Renegotiating Identity and ‘Changing Your Mother Tongue’Chapter 6. Investment and Loyalty in the Ukrainian DiasporaChapter 7. ‘It Doesn’t Matter What You Speak’: Challenges to Dominant Language Ideologies by Ukrainian Young AdultsConcluding Thoughts Appendices

Seals examines language and identity among Ukrainians in Ukraine and in diaspora in great depth, introducing for the first time in sociolinguistics the discourse of ‘changing your mother tongue’ which occurred throughout the narratives of the Ukrainians interviewed by her from 2009 to 2015. The result is a masterful study of language and identity among Ukrainians after the Orange Revolution and during a time of war.