Language, Identity and Symbolic Culture

Author:   David Evans (Liverpool Hope University, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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9781350141629


Pages:   296
Publication Date:   28 November 2019
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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.

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Author:   David Evans (Liverpool Hope University, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Weight:   0.417kg
ISBN:  

9781350141629


ISBN 10:   1350141623
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   28 November 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Part I: Language and Identity: A Theoretical Perspective 1. Introduction, David Evans (Liverpool Hope University, UK) 2. Meaning; from inner structure to post-structure, David Evans (Liverpool Hope University, UK) 3. Discourse Formation, David Evans (Liverpool Hope University, UK) Part II: Urban Discourses 4. DFLs versus Locals : Discursive Conflict on Social Media and the Battle for Regional Identity, Christopher Anderson (Canterbury Christchurch University, UK) 5. Youth Identities: Media discourse in the formation of youth identity, Patricia Giardiello (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK) Part III: Marginalized Discourse 6. Language - Culture: Marginalisation or Opportunity in Cameroon's official 'state bilingualism', Henry Kum (Liverpool Hope University, UK) 7. Refugee Communities: The disappearance of voice and impact on care and identity, Henry Kum (Liverpool Hope University, UK) 8. Subalternity, Language and Projects of Emancipation: An Analysis of Dalit Literature, Joseph M.T. (University of Mumbai, India) 9. Mandarin Chinese in Education and Society in Xinjiang, Mamtimyn Sunuodula (Durham University, UK) Part IV: Pedagogical Discourse 10. Cultural Discourses in the Foreign Language Classroom: economic opportunity, instrumental motivation or cultural understanding, David Evans (Liverpool Hope University, UK) 11. Teacher Development through Classroom Discourse Analysis: The Self Evaluation of Teacher Talk (SETT) instrument developed by Walsh (2007), Karin Zotzmann (University of Southampton, UK) 12. Conclusion: A pedagogy for marginalized language-culture, David Evans (Liverpool Hope University, UK) Index

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Essential for graduates and postgraduates who seek to venture into analyzing how languages are interwoven with identities and cultures ... This edited book is of high importance and interest for researchers in various ?elds, such as linguistics, discourse analysis, media studies, cultural studies, and education, among others. * Language in Society *


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David Evans is a Fellow in Education in the Education Faculty at Liverpool Hope University, UK.

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