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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818487303321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, 2009

ISBN

9780748637355

0748637354

9786612059049

6612059044

9781282059047

1282059041

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

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

Collana

Critical discourse analysis

Altri autori (Persone)

WodakRuth <1950->

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

Previous ed.: 1999.

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