Language, identity and community:

The book brings to the fore the issue of collective identity and analyzes it from the linguistic perspective. Addressing the problem, the authors demonstrate ways in which the language we use in everyday life enables us to construct and perform in a flexible and context-bound manner the sense of our...

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Other Authors: Ciepiela, Kamila (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:German
Published: Berlin Peter Lang [2019]
Series:Łodź studies in language volume 62
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Online Access:DE-12
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Summary:The book brings to the fore the issue of collective identity and analyzes it from the linguistic perspective. Addressing the problem, the authors demonstrate ways in which the language we use in everyday life enables us to construct and perform in a flexible and context-bound manner the sense of our belonging in a community. They offer some rich data and present strong arguments in favor of qualitative methodologies for research in the field. Drawing on numerous interactional settings, and amongst different communities, the contributors shed new light on how our language practices and non-verbal behaviors mold our collective identities
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (250 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9783631776018
9783631776025
9783631776032

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