Linguistic Identity in Postcolonial Multilingual Spaces

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Linguistic Identity in Postcolonial Multilingual Spaces.
Hrsg.: Anchimbe, Eric A.
Newcastle : Cambridge Scholars Publishing , 2007 . - 351 S.
ISBN 978-1-8471-8327-9

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Abstract

This timely volume moves away considerably from traditional topics investigated in studies of multilingualism and linguistic identity to propose new analytical approaches that investigate postcolonial societies from the standpoint of their specific internal structures. The book uses postcolonial multilingual societies as gateways into complex webs of identity construction and group boundary definition, the interplay and functions of oral (indigenous) and written (foreign) languages in multilingual communities, the birth of new diaspora generations at home and abroad, the redefinitions of gender roles, and the impact of linguistic identities on the different nation states focused upon in the contributions.