Sociolinguistics of Identity

Tope Omoniyi is Reader in English Language and Linguistics at Roehampton University, London, UK. Goodith White is Lecturer in the School of Education, University of Leeds, UK.

• 1. Introduction - Tope Omoniyi and Goodith White; Part I: Identity and Sociolinguistic Theory and Methods; 2. Hierarchy of Identities: A Theoretical Perspective - Tope Omoniyi; 3. Identity in Applied Linguistics - David Block; 4. English Pronunciation and Learner Identity - Jennifer Jenkins; 5. Gender Identity in Language Assessment - Tim McNamara and Annie Brown; Part II: Identity in Micro-sociolinguistics; 6. Language Use and Speaker Identity - Esther Asprey; 7. Identity and Language Change - Kate Beeching; 8. Language Variation and Shifting Identities - Carmen Llamas; 9. Identity Issues and Language Endangerment - Julia Sallabank; Part III: Identity in Macro-Sociolinguistics; 10. Narrative Constructions of Gendered Identities in the Professional Workplace - Louise Mullany; 11. Masculine Identities on an Academic Writing Programme - Sian Preece; 12. Ethnolinguistic Identity in a Dutch Islamic Primary Classroom - Massimiliano Spotti; 13. The Case for Irish English as a Marker of Irish Identity - Goodith White.

"This book should be of great interest to students and researchers involved in language and identity. It is intended for both scholars of sociolinguistics and non-experts interested in these issues. The book is a clear analysis of the analytical tools used by linguists to examine the concepts of language and identity, as well as illustrating an impressive variety of case studies both on the macro- and micro-level...Overall, this book is well-written, well-structured and extremely accessible. It is a valuable resource in the field of language and identity."