The Sociolinguistics of Identity Advances in Sociolinguistics Series Editor: Professor Sally Johnson, University of Leeds Since the emergence of sociolinguistics as a new field of enquiry in the late 1960s, research into the relationship between language and society has advanced almost beyond recognition. In par- ticular, the past decade has witnessed the considerable influence of theories drawn from outside of sociolinguistics itself. Thus rather than see language as a mere reflection of society, recent work has been increasingly inspired by ideas drawn from social, cultural and political theory that have emphasized the constitutive role played by language/discourse in all areas of social life. The Advances in Sociolinguistics series seeks to provide a snapshot of the current diversity of the field of sociolinguistics and the blurring of the boundaries between sociolinguistics and other domains of study concerned with the role of language in society. Forthcoming titles in the series: Language, Society and Social Identity Philip Riley Language, Power and Institutions An Introduction to Institutional Discourse Andrea Mayr and Bob Holland Discourses of Endangerment Ideology and Interest in Defence of Languages Edited by Monica Heller and Alexandre Duchene Linguistic Minorities and Modernity, 2nd Edition A Sociolinguistic Ethnography Monica Heller Multilingualism A Critical Perspective Adrian Blackledge and Angela Creese Sociolinguistics of the Media Helen Kelly-Holmes Language Ideologies A Critical Approach to Sociolinguistics Sally Johnson and Tommaso M. Milani Language in the Media Representations, Identities, Ideologies Edited by Sally Johnson and Astrid Ensslin The Sociolinguistics of Identity Edited by Tope Omoniyi and Goodith White continuum Continuum The Tower Building 80 Maiden Lane 11 York Road Suite 704 London SE1 7NX New York NY 10038 © Tope Omoniyi, Goodith White and Contributors 2006 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN: 978-1-8470-6332-8 (PB) Typeset by Free Range Book Design & Production Limited Printed and bound in Great Britain by Biddies Ltd, King's Lynn, Norfolk To the memory of Robert Brock Le Page (1920-2006) ... sounds, words, signs acts in a complex grammar of identity inscribe us in the moments of our becoming. This page intentionally left blank Contents Contributors ix 1. Introduction 1 Tope Omoniyi and Goodith White Part I: Identity and Sociolinguistic Theory and Methods 2. Hierarchy of identities 11 Tope Omoniyi 3. Identity in applied linguistics 34 David Block 4. Constructing languages, constructing national identities 50 Yasir Suleiman Part II: Identity in Micro-sociolinguistics 5. English pronunciation and second language speaker identity 75 Jennifer Jenkins 6. Shifting identities and orientations in a border town 92 Carmen Llamas 7. Regional variation and identity in Sunderland 113 Lourdes Burbano-Elizondo Part HI: Identity in Macro-Sociolinguistics 8. Guernsey French, identity and language endangerment 131 Julia Sallabank 9. Narrative constructions of gender and professional identities 157 Louise Mullany viii CONTENTS 10. Masculine identities on an academic writing programme 173 Stan Preece 11. Ethnolinguistic identity in a Dutch Islamic primary classroom 188 Massimiliano Spotti 12. Negotiating identities in a multilingual science class 201 Roberta J. Vann, Katherine Richardson Bruna and Moises D. Perales Escudero 13. Standard Irish English as a marker of Irish identity 217 Goodith White Index 233 Contributors David Block University of London Katherine Richardson Bruna Iowa State University Lourdes Burbano-Elizondo University of Sheffield Moises D. Per ales Escudero Universidad Juarez Autonoma Jennifer Jenkins King's College London Carmen Llamas University of Aberdeen Louise Mullany University of Nottingham Tope Omoniyi Roehampton University Sian Preece University of Westminster Julia Sallabank Lancaster University Massimiliano Spotti Tilburg University