Acts of Identity: Creole-Based Approaches to Language and Ethnicity
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Language as a mirror of ethnic identity.
If you're fascinated by the intersection of language and culture, "Acts of Identity" might be the book for you. It's a thought-provoking exploration of how our words can both connect us to and separate us from our communities. The authors' compelling research, drawn from the vibrant Creole-speaking Caribbean and immigrant communities in London, makes for enlightening reading, especially if you're interested in linguistics, sociology, or anthropology.
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Acts of Identity: Creole-Based Approaches to Language and Ethnicity
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ISBN: 9780521316040
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date of Publication: 1985-08-30
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 4.6
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With every speech act all individuals perform, to a greater or less extent, an 'act of identity', revealing through their personal use of language their sense of social and ethnic solidarity or difference. At the same time people also have powerful (if unconscious) stereotypes about the norms and standards of their own language and those of others - often at variance with observable behaviour. The view of language use proposed here derives from the authors' extensive fieldwork in the Creole-speaking Caribbean and among West Indian communities in London, and is forcefully illustrated by the data they present, which include recorded conversations and stories. The authors re-examine such concepts as 'a language', 'correct usage', 'race' and 'ethnic groups' and clearly reveal the complex role of language in establishing relationships within regional and social communities and at the state or national level.
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Language as a mirror of ethnic identity.
If you're fascinated by the intersection of language and culture, "Acts of Identity" might be the book for you. It's a thought-provoking exploration of how our words can both connect us to and separate us from our communities. The authors' compelling research, drawn from the vibrant Creole-speaking Caribbean and immigrant communities in London, makes for enlightening reading, especially if you're interested in linguistics, sociology, or anthropology.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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