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Language And Ethnicity, Paperback by Fought, Carmen, ISBN 0521612918, ISBN-13 9780521612913, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Explores the crucial role of language in constructing and revealing a speaker's ethnic identity.

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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521612918

ISBN-139780521612913

eBay Product ID (ePID)52869968

Product Key Features

Number of Pages264 Pages

Publication NameLanguage and Ethnicity

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2006

SubjectLinguistics / Sociolinguistics, Linguistics / General

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines

AuthorCarmen Fought

SeriesKey Topics in Sociolinguistics Ser.

FormatPerfect

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight13.8 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2006-015352

Reviews"Fought's latest book on sociolinguistics is informative, comprehensive, and enlightening. It provides an accessible discussion of the interrelationship of language and ethnicity with superb examples of all of the phenomena discussed. A glossary of terms and a comprehensive set of references complement this excellent volume." -Frank Nuessel, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Language Problems & Language Planning

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal306.44

Table Of ContentPart I. General Issues in Ethnicity and Language: 1. What is ethnicity?; 2. Language and the construction of ethnic identity; Part II. Linguistic Features and Ethnicity in Specific Groups: 3. African-American groups; 4. Latino groups; 5. Linguistic variation in other multiethnic settings; 6. Are white people ethnic? Whiteness, dominance, and ethnicity; 7. Dialect contact, ethnicity and language change; Part III. The Role of Language Use in Ethnicity: 8. Discourse features, pragmatics and ethnicity; 9. Interethnic communication and language prejudice; 10. Crossing: may I borrow your ethnicity?; Discussion questions; Glossary.

SynopsisWhat is ethnicity? Is there a 'white' way of speaking? Why do people sometimes borrow features of another ethnic group's language? This lively overview, first published in 2006, reveals the fascinating relationship between language and ethnic identity, exploring the crucial role it plays in both revealing a speaker's ethnicity and helping to construct it., What is ethnicity? Is there a ?white? way of speaking? Why do people sometimes borrow features of another ethnic group?'s language? Why do we sometimes hear an accent that isn't there? This lively overview reveals the fascinating relationship between language ethnic identity, exploring the crucial role it plays in both revealing a speaker?'s ethnicity and helping to construct it. Drawing on research from a range of ethnic groups around the world, it shows how language contributes to the social and psychological processes involved in the formation of ethnic identity, exploring both the linguistic features of ethnic language varieties and also the ways in which language is used by different ethnic groups. Complete with discussion questions and a glossary, Language and Ethnicity will be welcomed by students and researchers in sociolinguistics, as well as anybody interested in ethnic issues, language and education, inter-ethnic communication, and the relationship between language and identity., What is ethnicity? Is there a 'white' way of speaking? Why do people sometimes borrow features of another ethnic group's language? Why do we sometimes hear an accent that isn't there? This lively overview, first published in 2006, reveals the fascinating relationship between language and ethnic identity, exploring the crucial role it plays in both revealing a speaker's ethnicity and helping to construct it. Drawing on research from a range of ethnic groups around the world, it shows how language contributes to the social and psychological processes involved in the formation of ethnic identity, exploring both the linguistic features of ethnic language varieties and also the ways in which language is used by different ethnic groups. Complete with discussion questions and a glossary, Language and Ethnicity will be welcomed by students and researchers in sociolinguistics, as well as anybody interested in ethnic issues, language and education, inter-ethnic communication, and the relationship between language and identity.

LC Classification NumberP35