The Routledge Handbook of Language and Identity

_x005F_x000D_ The Routledge Handbook of Language and Identity provides a clear and comprehensive survey of the field of language and identity from an applied linguistics perspective. _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Forty-one chapters are organised into five sections covering: _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ theoretical perspectives informing language and identity studies_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ key issues for researchers doing language and identity studies_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ categories and dimensions of identity_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ identity in language learning contexts and among language learners_x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ future directions for language and identity studies in applied linguistics _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ Written by specialists from around the world, each chapter will introduce a topic in language and identity studies, provide a concise and critical survey, in which the importance and relevance to applied linguists is explained and include further reading. _x005F_x000D_ _x005F_x000D_ The Routledge Handbook of Language and Identity is an essential purchase for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of Linguistics, Applied Linguistics and TESOL. Advisory board: David Block (Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats/ Universitat de Lleida, Spain); John Joseph (University of Edinburgh); Bonny Norton (University of British Colombia, Canada).