Language, Culture and Identity: An Ethnolinguistic Perspective

by Philip Riley

Book Overview

How language shapes and is shaped by identity is a key topic within sociolinguistics. An individual's identity is constituted through a variety of different factors, including the social, cultural and ethnic contexts, and issues such as bi- or multilingualism. In this introduction to Language, Culture and Identity Philip Riley looks at these issues against the theoretical background of the sociology of knowledge, and ethnolinguistics. He asks;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826486290
• ISBN13: 9780826486295
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 274 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.1"