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The language we use forms an important part of our sense of who we are – of our identity. This book outlines the relationship between our identity as members of groups – ethnic, national, religious and gender – and the language varieties important to each group. What is a language? What is a dialect? Are there such things as language ‘rights’? Must every national group have its own unique language? How have languages, large and small, been used to spread religious ideas? Why have particular religious and linguistic ‘markers’ been so central, singly or in combination, to the ways in which we think about ourselves and others? Using a rich variety of examples, the book highlights the linkages among languages, dialects and identities, with special attention given to religious, ethnic and national allegiances.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 30, 2009
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 324 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 052169602X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0521696029
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.51 x 0.73 x 8.51 inches
Part of series ‏ : ‎ Key Topics in Sociolinguistics
Best Sellers Rank: #3,264,184 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2,005 in Linguistics (Books) #4,648 in Linguistics Reference
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