Joseph, E. John

Language and identity : national, ethnic, religious / John E. Joseph - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2004 - xii, 268 p.

1. Introduction
2. Linguistic identity and the functions and evolution of language
3. Approaching identity in traditional linguistic analysis
4. Integrating perspective from adjacent disciplines
5. Language in national identities
6. Case study 1: the new quasi-nation of Hong Kong
7. Language in ethnic/racial and religious/sectarian identities
8. Case study 2: Christian and Muslim identities in Lebanon


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Language--Sociolinguistics--Nationalism-Identity (Psychology)

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