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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782971503321

Autore

Wodak Ruth <1950->

Titolo

The discursive construction of national identity / / Ruth Wodak [and three others] ; translated by Angelika Hirsch, Richard Mitten   and J. W. Unger [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2009

ISBN

9786612059049

1-282-05904-1

0-7486-3735-4

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 276 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Critical discourse analysis

Disciplina

306.44094

Soggetti

Discourse analysis - Europe

National characteristics

Language and culture - Europe

Sociolinguistics - Europe

German language - Austria - Discourse analysis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [248]-268) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The discursive construction of national identity -- On Austrian identity: the scholarly literature -- The public arena: commemorative speeches and addresses -- Semi-public discussions: the focus group interviews -- Semi-private opinions: the qualitative interviews -- Conclusion: imagined and real identites -- the multiple faces of the homo nationalis -- The 'story' continues: 1995-2000.

Sommario/riassunto

How do we construct national identities in discourse? Which topics, which discursive strategies and which linguistic devices are employed to construct national sameness and uniqueness on the one hand, and differences to other national collectives on the o