Language and identity :

Edwards, John, 1947 December 3-

Language and identity : an introduction / John Edwards. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009. - viii, 314 p. ; 23 cm. - Key topics in sociolinguistics . - Key topics in sociolinguistics. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-309) and index.

Introduction -- 2. Identity, the individual and the group -- 3. Identifying ourselves -- 4. Language, dialect and identity -- 5. Dialect and identity: beyond standard and nonstandard -- 6. Language, religion and identity -- 7. Language, gender and identity -- 8. Ethnicity and nationalism -- 9. Assessments of nationalism -- - 10. Language and nationalism -- 11. Language planning and language ecology.

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Sociolinguistics.
Group identity.
Language and languages--Political aspects.
Identity politics.
Nationalism.

P40.5.G76 / E39 2009

306.44 / EJL