The Discourse of Culture and Identity in National and Transnational Contexts

Taylor & Francis

The Discourse of Culture and Identity in National and Transnational ContextsAuthor(s): Christopher Jenks, Jackie Lou, Aditi Bhatia\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138901919, 978-1138901919\nSynopsis\nThis collection examines and uses discourse to promote a better understanding of culture and identity, with the primary goal of advancing an understanding of how discourse can be used to examine social and linguistic issues. Many of the contributions explore how the formation of culture and identity is shaped by national and transnational issues, such as migration, immigration, technology, and language policy. \n\nThe collection contributes to a better understanding of the process of intercultural communication research, as each author takes a different theoretical or methodological approach to examining discourse. Although different aspects of discourse are analyzed in this collection, each contribution examines is.