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020			_a9781527520332
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082			_aREF 306.44 L26
100			_aRajesh Kumar _eAuthor
245		0	_aLanguage, identity and contemporary society /
260			_aNewcastle upon Tyne, UK : _bCambridge Scholars Publishing, _c2019.
300			_a vi, 233 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
520			_aThis book explores the instrumentality of language in constructing identity in contemporary society. The processes of globalization, hyper-mobility, rapid urbanization, and the increasing desire of local populations to be linked to the global community have created a pressing need to reconfigure identity in this new world order. Following the digital revolution, both traditional and new media are dissolving linguistic boundaries. The centrality of language in organizing communities and groups cannot be overstated: our social order is developed alongside our linguistic allegiance, shared narratives, collective memories, and common social history. Keeping in mind the fluidity of identity, the book brings together fourteen chapters providing cultural and social perspectives. The ideas reflected here draw on a range of disciplines, such as psychology, sociology, anthropology, cultural studies, the politics of language, and linguistic identity.
650			_a Group identity
650			_aSociolinguistics
700			_aOm Prakash _eAuthor
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