Regimes of Language: Ideologies, Polities, and Identities

by Paul V. Kroskrity (Editor), Richard Bauman, Michael Silverstein

In Regimes of Language , ten leading linguistic anthropologists integrate two often segregated politics (without language) and language (without politics). Their essays contribute to an understanding of the role of language ideologies and discursive practices in state formation, nationalism, and the maintenance of ethnic groups, on the one hand, and in the creation of national, ethnic, and professional identities, on the other. Moving beyond a preoccupation with ideologies of cultural "others," the volume includes reflexive analyses of European language philosophy and historical linguistics, US academic ideologies of language, political discourses by US journalists and elite image advisors, and the impact of Christian missionaries on indigenous peoples in the Papua New Guinea highlands.

Genres: Anthropology, Linguistics, Language, Academic

432 pages, Paperback

First published January 6, 2000

Reviews

[Mesut Bostancı · Rating 5 out of 5]

absolutely indispensable reading. We talk about language ideology all the time, but none of us know how it actually works, and so we end up perpetuating language ideology in our discussions.

[Claire Abs]

to-read

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn't read this entire book, but the parts I did read were excellent! Another good volume on language ideologies.