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Language and identity in the age of globalization
[Sammelwerksbeitrag]
Abstract "Language is a central element of any culture and society. For each
human, it is the main instrument for perceiving and evaluating
the world around himself or herself. Language is, therefore, a
central element of identity: identity implies the perception of one's own
strengths and weaknesses, the ev... mehr
"Language is a central element of any culture and society. For each
human, it is the main instrument for perceiving and evaluating
the world around himself or herself. Language is, therefore, a
central element of identity: identity implies the perception of one's own
strengths and weaknesses, the evaluation of one's own past, the visions
of one's own future. Identity provides aims, direction and consistency to
the actions of men or women. This self-image or identity is developed
through interaction with other people; one's self-image, at least to some
degree, must be shared and validated by others. Language plays a central
role. To speak a common language per se creates a feeling of communality
(Sapir 1951: 157; Whorf 1956; Weber 1964: 305ff.; Goebl et
al. 1996). Adequate mastery of a language is a decisive determinant of a
satisfactory communication with other people, and also for social recognition,
self-confidence and the feeling of security in the world. Linguistic
problems, from stuttering to dumbness, probably entail the strongest
harm to one's self-image and self-consciousness.
In the first part of this essay, I will elaborate the relationship between
language and identity and propose a central thesis. Subsequently, I
describe five typical, different social constellations in which a change of
language can occur. Here, I will present examples from different linguistic
areas of the world. Finally, I will present some considerations about the
role of language education and politics today." (excerpt)... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
soziale Beziehungen; Muttersprache; Identität; Interaktion; Sprache; Kultur; Selbstsicherheit
Klassifikation
Literaturwissenschaft, Sprachwissenschaft, Linguistik
Kommunikationssoziologie, Sprachsoziologie, Soziolinguistik
Methode
deskriptive Studie
Titel Sammelwerk, Herausgeber- oder Konferenzband
Raymond Boudon: a life in sociology
Herausgeber
Cherkaoui, Mohamed; Hamilton, Peter
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2009
Verlag
Bardwell
Erscheinungsort
Oxford
Seitenangabe
S. 183-196
ISBN
978-1-905622-18-4
Lizenz
Deposit Licence - Keine Weiterverbreitung, keine Bearbeitung
DatenlieferantDieser Metadatensatz wurde vom Sondersammelgebiet Sozialwissenschaften (USB Köln) erstellt.