Discourse and Identity (Studies in Interactional Sociolinguistics, Series Number 23) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521541913 ISBN 13: 9780521541916

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Synopsis

The relationship between language, discourse and identity has always been a major area of sociolinguistic investigation. In more recent times, the field has been revolutionized as previous models - which assumed our identities to be based on stable relationships between linguistic and social variables - have been challenged by pioneering new approaches to the topic. This volume brings together a team of leading experts to explore discourse in a range of social contexts. By applying a variety of analytical tools and concepts, the contributors show how we build images of ourselves through language, how society moulds us into different categories, and how we negotiate our membership of those categories. Drawing on numerous interactional settings (the workplace; medical interviews; education), in a variety of genres (narrative; conversation; interviews), and amongst different communities (immigrants; patients; adolescents; teachers), this revealing volume sheds light on how our social practices can help to shape our identities.

About this title

Book Description:

The relationship between language, discourse and identity has always been a major area of sociolinguistic investigation, which in recent years has been revolutionized by some pioneering models and approaches. By applying these to numerous social contexts, this volume sheds light on how our social practices help shape our identities.

About the Author:

Anna de Fina is Assistant Professor of Italian Language and Linguistics and Language Program Director, Georgetown University.

Deborah Schiffrin is Professor of Linguistics, Georgetown University.

Michael Bamberg is Professor of Psychology, Clark University.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0521541913
• ISBN 13: 9780521541916
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 476
• Editor: De Fina Anna, Schiffrin Deborah, Bamberg Michael