Language and Ethnicity
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- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication date:
- 05 September 2012
- 31 August 2006
- ISBN:
- 9780511791215
- 9780521848435
- 9780521612913
- Dimensions:
- (216 x 138 mm)
- Weight & Pages:
- 0.49kg, 266 Pages
- Dimensions:
- (216 x 138 mm)
- Weight & Pages:
- 0.39kg, 264 Pages
- Subjects:
- Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, Sociology: General Interest, Sociolinguistics, Language and Linguistics, Sociology
- Series:
- Key Topics in Sociolinguistics
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- Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, Sociology: General Interest, Sociolinguistics, Language and Linguistics, Sociology
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- Key Topics in Sociolinguistics
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Book 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, first published in 2006, reveals the fascinating relationship between language and 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.
Reviews
"Fought's latest book on sociolinguistics is informative, comprehensive, and enlightening. It provides an accessible discussion of the interrelationship of language and ethnicity with superb examples of all of the phenomena discussed. A glossary of terms and a comprehensive set of references complement this excellent volume."
-Frank Nuessel, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Language Problems & Language Planning
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