English and Ethnicity (Signs of Race)
Contributors: Catherine Evans Davies (Editor); Brutt-Griffler Janina (Editor)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Springer
Published: December 12, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780312295998
Subjects: Ethnography; Sociolinguistics; English Language (General); Ethnology And Ethnography; Social Science; Ethnic Issues; English; Sociology; Ethnic Studies - General; Social Science / Ethnic Studies; General; Linguistics; English language; English-speaking countries; Ethnicity
Description: English and Ethnicity offers a scholarly but accessible exploration of the complex interaction between the English language and the (de) construction of ethnicity. Centered in applied (socio) linguistics, the volume?s diverse essays demonstrate that the constructs of both English and ethnicity are contested sites of identity formation in the English- speaking world. They illustrate that while for some English use indexes ethnicity, for others its usage involves equally significant processes of de-ethnicization. English and Ethnicity enriches our understanding of the contemporary dialogue on heritage languages, language policy, and language maintenance.