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Choosing a mother tongue : the politics of language and identity in Ukraine

Title
Choosing a mother tongue : the politics of language and identity in Ukraine / Corinne A. Seals.
Author
Seals, Corinne
Publication
Bristol, UK ; Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Multilingual Matters, [2020]

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Description
ix, 213 pages; 24 cm.
Summary
"This book investigates narrative accounts of the current Ukrainian war, providing a detailed analysis of how national and linguistic identity are discursively renegotiated during a time of mass conflict. It examines connections between language, culture and politics after the Russian-Ukrainian war"--
Series Statement
Multilingual Matters ; 169
Subject
  • 2014
  • Ukrainian language > Political aspects
  • Language revival > Ukraine
  • Language maintenance > Ukraine
  • Ukrainians > Ethnic identity
  • Russo-Ukrainian War, 2014- > Personal narratives
  • Language maintenance
  • Language revival
  • Ukraine
Genre/Form
Personal narratives.
Note
  • "Multilingual matters: 169" -- Title page.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. Historical Language Ideologies and Sociopolitical Conflict in Ukraine -- 2. Language and Identity After the Orange Revolution -- 3. Othering and Positioning During a Time of War -- 4. Who's Responsible? The Politics of Language -- 5. Renegotiating Identity and 'Changing Your Mother Tongue' -- 6. Investment and Loyalty in the Ukrainian Diaspora -- 7. 'It Doesn't Matter What You Speak': Challenges to Dominant Language Ideologies by Ukrainian Young Adults -- Appendix A: Transcription Conventions -- Appendix B: Participants in New Zealand (in chronological order of interviews) -- Appendix C: Participants in Canada and the United States (in chronological order of interviews) -- Appendix D: Participants in Ukraine (in chronological order of interviews) -- Appendix E: Klara's Joke as Told Originally in the Ukrainian and Russian Languages -- References.
Call Number
JFE 22-3235
ISBN
  • 9781788924993
  • 1788924991
LCCN
2019022072
OCLC
1097612186
Author
Seals, Corinne, author.
Title
Choosing a mother tongue : the politics of language and identity in Ukraine / Corinne A. Seals.
Publisher
Bristol, UK ; Blue Ridge Summit, PA : Multilingual Matters, [2020]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Multilingual Matters ; 169
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Local Note
AUTH: VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON. LOOKS AT THE IMPACT OF THE RECENT WAR WITH RUSSIA.
Chronological Term
2014
Other Form:
Online version: Seals, Corinne A., 1986- Choosing a mother tongue Blue Ridge Summit : Multilingual Matters Ltd, 2019. 9781788925006 (DLC) 2019981219
Research Call Number
JFE 22-3235
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