Sociolinguistic construction of - ethnic identity

"Sociolinguistic Constructs of Ethnic Identity" examines ethnic language boundaries displayed in the various uses of the verb "be" in a multiethnic community in Robeson County, North Carolina. Clare J. Dannenberg demonstrates that ethnic identity is a dynamic process that shifts over time and social space. Ethnic groups that have been stripped of their ancestral source language, like the Lumbee Indians, may be quite resilient and able to carve out unique language varieties in their replacement language.

Product details

• Authors: Clare J Dannenberg, Clare J. Dannenberg
• Publisher: External catalogues US
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.04.2003
• EAN: 9780822365464
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-6546-4
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Publication of the American Di; Publications of the American Dialect Society; Publication of the American Di
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Ethnology