Language and identity : discourse in the world / Edited by David Evans.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Theoretical overview -�Introduction -�2. The identities of language -�3. How language shapes social perception -�Part 2. Languages, discourses and identities in the world -�4. Quebec's shift from ethnic to civic national identity: implications for language attitudes amongst immigrants in Montreal -�5. Trilingualism and Uyghur identity in the people's Republic of China -�6. "Queensland for ever & Augus un Ballybug go braugh": the expression of identity in 19th century Irish emigrant letters -�7. Indigenous languages, cultures and communities in the Amazon: strengthening identities -�Part 3. Critical pedagogies -�The language of leisure and physicality: constructing and re�onstructing identity --Chapter 9. Drama and the identity of the language learner -�10. Towards a cultural paradigm of alterity in modern foreign language (MFL) learning -�11. English language teacher identity: A framework for teacher learning and professional development -�12. Conclusion.