Language, Power and Identity Politics

Download or read book Language, Power and Identity Politics written by Máiréad Nic Craith and published by Palgrave MacMillan. This book was released on 2007-10-23 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dominance, identity and resistance are key themes in this volume in which contributors examine language in global, virtual and local settings. Power is highly contextual and the chapters focus on concepts such as world languages, linguistic rights and minority protection. Migrants and their vernaculars feature prominently and several case studies explore the social strategies employed by speakers on non-indigenous tongues. Religion and belief are key underlying themes in the final chapters, which analyze the misunderstandings that can occur in sensitive political contexts.