Language, Culture and Identity

An Ethnolinguistic Perspective

Inbunden, Engelska, 2007

AvPhilip Riley,Tommaso M. Milani

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How language shapes and is shaped by identity is a key topic within sociolinguistics. An individual's identity is constituted through a variety of different factors, including the social, linguistic, cultural and ethnic contexts. In this book, Philip Riley looks at these issues against the theoretical background of the sociology of knowledge, and ethnolinguistics, asking how we learn who we are and how social identities are negotiated. The idea of 'the foreigner' is central to this account, yet traditional views of the role of being socially 'other' largely neglect the role of language. Riley bridges this gap by examining problematic aspects of multilingual identities, with particular reference to the notions of 'ethos' and the 'communicative virtues'. This engaging analysis of language and social identity will be essential reading for students of sociolinguistics at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

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Utgivningsdatum2007-06-23
Mått156 x 234 x 19 mm
Vikt580 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieAdvances in Sociolinguistics
Antal sidor276
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9780826486288

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Introduction - The Historical and Theoretical Background; Part I: The Social Knowledge System; 1. Structures and Functions; 2. The Social Learning Process: Intersubjectivity; 3. 'Culture' as Knowledge: Cultural Markers; Part II: Identity; 4. Social Identity: You are what you know; 5. Membershipping Practices, Phatic Communion and Greetings; 6. Rearing Practices; Part III: 'The Stranger'; 7. Ethnicity; 8. Compensation Strategies; 9. Pragmatic Failure; 10. The Bilingual Child and the 'Language Learner'; Part IV: Reconfiguring Identities; 11. Globalisation and Verbal Hygiene; 12. Ethos and the Communicative Virtues; Conclusion.

Riley explores in considerable detail questions of how language shapes people's identities and vice versa. A definitive sociolinguistic study of this sort necessarily demands a comprehensive understanding of social psychology, anthropology, history, language variations, and a host of related subjects. Riley is remarkably well informed in these fields...the author is skilled in presenting material in ways that will engage and interest readers... Summing Up: Recommended