Language, Culture and Identity: An Ethnolinguistic Perspective
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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Language, Culture and Identity: An Ethnolinguistic Perspective
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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Language, Culture and Identity: An Ethnolinguistic Perspective

Language, Culture and Identity: An Ethnolinguistic Perspective

Language, Culture and Identity: An Ethnolinguistic Perspective

Language, Culture and Identity: An Ethnolinguistic Perspective

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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.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780826486288
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 08/23/2007
Series: Advances in Sociolinguistics
Pages: 276
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

Tommaso M. Milani is George C. and Jane G. Greer Professor and Head of Applied Linguistics at the Pennsylvania State University, USA.

Table of Contents

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

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