The Sociolinguistics of Identity

Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-0-8264-9064-3
Verlag: Continnuum-3PL

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 543 g

Edited collection examining the role of language in identity, from a variety of sociolinguistic perspectives.

- Diverse collection of ideas on the relation between language and identity
- Sociolinguistics is an increasingly popular and important area of study
- Includes contributions from highly regarded authors such as Jennifer Jenkins, David Block and Tim McNamara.

Across the social and behavioural sciences there has been an increased interest in identity as a subject of inquiry. Identity is a problematic concept inasmuch as we recognise it now as non-fixed, non-rigid and always being co-constructed by individuals of themselves, or by people who share certain core values or perceive another group as having such values.

This volume re-examines the analytical tools employed in the sociolinguistic research of 'identity' in order to assess their efficiency, establish the roles of language in the identity claims of specific communities of people, and determine the place of identity in a variety of social contexts, including work places and language classrooms. It will be of interest to academics researching sociolinguistics, applied linguistics and second language learning.

Zielgruppe

Academics

Autoren/Hrsg.

Omoniyi, Tope

White, Goodith

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Sprachsoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Soziolinguistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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.