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ERIC Number: EJ562138
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1035-4727
Language, Difference and Identity: Three Perspectives.
Poynton, Cate
Literacy and Numeracy Studies: An International Journal in the Education and Training of Adults, v7 n1 p7-24 1997
Analyzes four topics: (1) everyday discourse and judgments about language usage; (2) "social linguistics" and explanations for language differences in terms of categories such as class and gender; (3) the proposition that identity is constructed by language; and (4) the extent to which social categories are discursively constructed. (SK)
Descriptors: Classification, Cultural Differences, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, Language Usage, Linguistics, Social Class, Social Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia; Identity (Psychological)
Note: Journal availability: Adult Literacy Research Network, School of Adult Education, University of Technology, Sydney, P.O. Box U123, Broadway 2007, New South Wales, Australia.