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Language and Ethnicity (Key Topics in Sociolinguistics)

By Carmen Fought

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2006
ISBN
0521612918, 9780521612913
Open Library ID
OL22735675M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2784318 bytes)
Series
Key Topics in Sociolinguistics
Edition
1
Pages
264\264
Time added
2010-08-30 15:18:36

Description

What is ethnicity? Is there a 'white' way of speaking? Why do people sometimes borrow features of another ethnic group's language? Why do we sometimes hear an accent that isn't there? This lively overview reveals the fascinating relationship between language ethnic identity, exploring the crucial role it plays in both revealing a speaker's ethnicity and helping to construct it. Drawing on research from a range of ethnic groups around the world, it shows how language contributes to the social and psychological processes involved in the formation of ethnic identity, exploring both the linguistic features of ethnic language varieties and also the ways in which language is used by different ethnic groups. Complete with discussion questions and a glossary, Language and Ethnicity will be welcomed by students and researchers in sociolinguistics, as well as anybody interested in ethnic issues, language and education, inter-ethnic communication, and the relationship between language and identity.

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