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Language is an important means in the construction of human identity. We use language to position ourselves in society in terms of gender, age, place of origin, education, profession, and political or religious beliefs. However, individual, personal identities are always constructed against the background of group-identities and are thus the product of a complex web of internal and external interpretations, making them a dynamic and discursively constructed phenomenon. This seminar focuses on the relation between language and identity from a discourse-analytic perspective and discusses linguistic approaches to the analysis of identity construction. Additionally, we will discuss empirical research focusing on the linguistic construction and perception of personal, group and collective identity in various discourse domains, including on- and offline contexts. |
