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Language and Identity in Modern Egypt /

Bassiouney, Reem

Language and Identity in Modern Egypt / Reem Bassiouney. - 1 online resource (416 p.) : 4 B/W illustrations

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Expanded contents list -- List of maps, figures, and tables -- List of abbreviations -- Transcription, glosses, and transliterations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: language and identity in modern Egypt -- 1. Identity and beyond: setting the framework of analysis -- 2. A historical overview of the development of national identity in modern Egypt with reference to language: the formative period -- 3. “Arabic” indexes amidst a nation and a nation-state: ideologies, attitudes, and linguistic realities -- 4. Social attributes of Egyptian identity -- 5. Identity and narration in Egypt -- 6. The politics of identity and linguistic unrest: the case of the Egyptian Revolution -- 7. Conclusions -- Appendix: chronological list of songs examined -- Bibliography -- Index

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Examines language and identity in modern Egypt using theories from discourse analysis and sociolinguisticsGBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup(['ISBN:9780748689668','ISBN:9780748689651','ISBN:9780748689644']);How is language used in Egyptian public discourse to illuminate the collective identity of Egyptians? How does this identity relate to language form and content? Reem Bassiouney explores these questions by drawing on sources including newspaper articles, caricatures, blogs, patriotic songs, films, school textbooks, TV talk-shows, poetry and novelsAs well as furthering our understanding of the relationship between identity and language, this book yields insights about the intricate ways in which media and public discourse help shape and outline identity through linguistic processes.Key FeaturesOffers an in-depth study of identity in modern Egyptian public discourseFocuses on nationalist discourse before, during and after the Egyptian revolution of 2011Based on a broad, and representative selection of dataHelps us to decode and understand the messages put forward by the competing factions in Egyptian politics"


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

9780748689644 9780748689651

10.1515/9780748689651 doi

2013481638


Arabic language--Egypt.
Group identity--Egypt.
National characteristics, Egyptian.
Sociolinguistics--Egypt.
Islamic Studies.
HISTORY / Middle East / General.

P40.45.E3 / B38 2014 P40.45.E3 / B38 2014

306.440962