Beschreibung
The first book to highlight the most pressing sociology-of-language themes of our times. All of which have to do with the twin issues of power and identity. Important evidence and illustrations bearing upon these matters are provided and supplemented by an extensive bibliography.
Autorenportrait
JOHN EDWARDS is Professor of Psychology at St Francis Xavier University, Canada. His research interests are in language, identity and the many ramifications of their relationship. He is on the editorial boards of a dozen international language journals, and is the editor of the Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development and the Multilingual Matters book series. He is widely published and his most recent books include Un mundo de lenguas (2009), Language and Identity (2009) and Language Diversity in the Classroom (2010).
