30.4632, Books: Language, Identity and Symbolic Culture: Evans (ed.)

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Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2019 23:17:20
From: Lianna Iwanikiw [lianna.iwanikiw at bloomsbury.com]
Subject: Language, Identity and Symbolic Culture: Evans (ed.)

 


Title: Language, Identity and Symbolic Culture 
Publication Year: 2019 
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing (formerly The Continuum International Publishing Group)
	   http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/
	

Book URL: https://www.bloomsbury.com/language-identity-and-symbolic-culture-9781350141629/ 


Editor: David Evans

Electronic: ISBN:  9781350023000 Pages: 296 Price: U.K. £ 31.30 Comment: ePUB
Electronic: ISBN:  9781350023024 Pages: 296 Price: U.K. £ 31.30 Comment: ePDF
Hardback: ISBN:  9781350023017 Pages: 296 Price: U.K. £ 95.00
Paperback: ISBN:  9781350141629 Pages: 296 Price: U.K. £ 28.99


Abstract:

Language is integral to the construction of personal, socio-cultural and
socio-political identities. "Language, Identity and Symbolic Culture" closely
investigates the relationship between language and identities, offering a
comprehensive yet progressive view of how linguistics relates to development
and education, both in theoretical and real world applications. 

Progressing from a theoretical core examining the connection between language
and individual identity, this book moves on to look at the wider
socio-political discourse involving the marginalization and resistance of
communities in the world. Beginning with the philosophical paradigms of
language, Evans questions whether language shapes personal identities in its
daily use or whether language is simply a tool for describing, rather than
creating, the world. Extrapolating on this, the contributors utilise case
studies from across the globe to see how these linguistic perspectives are
played out in the real world, considering the role of language in issues
surrounding power, colonization, marginalization and education.

"Language, Identity and Symbolic Culture" offers a view of language identity
conflicts around the world and an understanding of the opportunities of
political and cultural emancipation created through language and open
discourse.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Discourse Analysis
                     Sociolinguistics


Written In: English  (eng)

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