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Autore |
Clark Urszula |
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Titolo |
Language and Identity in Englishes / / Urszula Clark |
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Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-135-90487-1 |
0-203-55253-9 |
1-299-46944-2 |
1-135-90480-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (224 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English language - Social aspects |
English language - Study and teaching - English-speaking countries |
Language and culture - English-speaking countries |
English language - Variation |
Intercultural communication |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table ofContents; List of figures and tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1.Introduction; Introduction; What is language?; What is identity?; What is discourse?; Language, discourse and identity; Englishes, discourse and identity; Chapter 2.Englishes and History; Introduction: circles of Englishes; Where today's Englishes come from; Anglo American English; African American English; Indian English; Chapter 3.Englishes and National Identity; Introduction: nation, ethnicity, identity and language; British English and national identity |
American English and national identityChinese English and national identity; Chapter 4.Englishes, Language Policies and Education; Introduction; Englishes and education in England; Englishes and education in the USA; Englishes and education in India; Englishes and education in China; Chapter 5.Issues in Researching Varieties of Englishes and Identity; Introduction: methods and data; The Survey of English Dialects (SED) and the BBC Voices Project; The linguistic variable as a marker of social identity; The COBUILD Project and the |
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Phonological Atlas of North America; Social network theory |
Variation, identity and teenagersChapter 6.Indexicality and Enregisterment; Introduction; Indexicality theory; Mobility, indexicality and enregisterment in 'Pittsburghese', USA; Indexicality and enregisterment in Newcastle and Sheffield, UK; Literacy practices, indexicality and enregisterment at Wesbank High, Cape Town, South Africa; Chapter 7.Englishes and Social Context; Introduction; Speech code theory; Communities of practice; Discourse, context and ideology; Literacy, identity and social practice; Chapter 8.Englishes and Social Identity; Introduction; Audience and referee design |
Accommodation theoryCode switching and crossing; Performing social identity; Chapter 9.Language and Identity in Englishes: A Sociodiscursive Perspective; Overview; Historical and sociopolitical contexts of Englishes; Englishes and social and cultural contexts; Linguistic variability in Englishes; Englishes, variation and creative performance; Bakhtin and unitary language; Discourses of Englishes; Chapter 10.Undertaking Your Own Research Project; Researching variations and identities in Englishes; Selecting a topic for research; Project design; Methods of data collection; Questionnaires |
Designing interviewsSound recording; Transcribing data; Analysing your data; Writing up your study; Sample projects; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Language and Identity in Englishes examines the core issues and debates surrounding the relationship between English, language and identity. Drawing on a range of international examples from the UK, US, China and India, Clark uses both cutting-edge fieldwork and her own original research to give a comprehensive account of the study of language and identity. Key features include:Discussion of language in relation to various aspects of identity, such as those connected with nation and region, as well as in relation to social aspects such as social class a |
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