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Focussing on nationalist discourse before, during and after the revolution of 2011, Reem Bassiouney explores the two-way relationship between language in Egyptian public discourse and Egyptian identity. Her sources include newspaper articles, caricatures, blogs, patriotic songs, films, school textbooks, TV talk-shows, poetry and novels.

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How is language used in Egyptian public discourse to express the collective identity of Egyptians? How does this identity relate to language form and content? Reem Bassiouney explores these questions by drawing on a broad selection of data, including newspaper articles, caricatures, blogs, patriotic songs, films, school textbooks, TV talk-shows, poetry and novels. As well as deepending their understanding of the relationship between identity and language in general, readers will gain insights about the intricate ways in which media and public discourse help shape and outline identity through linguistic processes.

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"This is a timely book by a knowledgeable scholar who has a deep and sophisticated appreciation of the complexities of language and identity in Egypt."Abbas Benmamoun, University of IllinoisExamines language and identity in modern Egypt using theories from discourse analysis and sociolinguistics How is language used in Egyptian public discourse to illuminate the collective identity of Egyptians? How does this identity relate to language form and content? These questions are explored in this book, using a broad selection of data, including newspaper articles, caricatures, blogs, patriotic songs, films, school textbooks, TV talk-shows, poetry and novels. As well as furthering our understanding of the relationship between identity and language in general, Language and Identity in Modern Egypt also yields insights about the intricate ways in which media and public discourse help shape and outline identity through linguistic processes. Key Features* Offers an in-depth study of identity in modern Egyptian public discourse * Focuses on nationalist discourse before, during and after the Egyptian revolution of 2011* Based on a broad and representative selection of data* Helps us to decode and understand the messages put forward by the competing factions in Egyptian politicsReem Bassiouney is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the American University in Cairo. Her academic books include Functions of Code Switching in Egypt (2006), Arabic Sociolinguistics (Edinburgh University Press, 2008), Arabic and the Media (2010), and Arabic Language and Linguistics (2012, co-edited). Her research and publications focus on topics in Arabic sociolingusitics, including code-switching, language and gender, leveling, register, language policy, and discourse analysis. She is also an award-winning novelist. Cover image: Alexandria, Egypt, 2011

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"This is a timely book by a knowledgeable scholar who has a deep and sophisticated appreciation of the complexities of language and identity in Egypt."Abbas Benmamoun, University of IllinoisExamines language and identity in modern Egypt using theories from discourse analysis and sociolinguisticsHow is language used in Egyptian public discourse to illuminate the collective identity of Egyptians? How does this identity relate to language form and content? These questions are explored in this book, using a broad selection of data, including newspaper articles, caricatures, blogs, patriotic songs, films, school textbooks, TV talk-shows, poetry and novels. As well as furthering our understanding of the relationship between identity and language in general, Language and Identity in Modern Egypt also yields insights about the intricate ways in which media and public discourse help shape and outline identity through linguistic processes.Key Features* Offers an in-depth study of identity in modern Egyptian public discourse* Focuses on nationalist discourse before, during and after the Egyptian revolution of 2011* Based on a broad and representative selection of data* Helps us to decode and understand the messages put forward by the competing factions in Egyptian politicsReem Bassiouney is Associate Professor of Linguistics at the American University in Cairo. Her academic books include Functions of Code Switching in Egypt (2006), Arabic Sociolinguistics (Edinburgh University Press, 2008), Arabic and the Media (2010), and Arabic Language and Linguistics (2012, co-edited). Her research and publications focus on topics in Arabic sociolingusitics, including code-switching, language and gender, leveling, register, language policy, and discourse analysis. She is also an award-winning novelist.Cover image: Alexandria, Egypt, 2011

Author Biography

Reem Bassiouney is Associate Professor of Linguistics at The American University of Cairo.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Identity and beyond: Setting the framework of analysis 2. A historical overview of the development of national identity in modern Egypt with reference to language: The formative period 3. "Arabic" indexes amidst a nation and a nation-state: Ideologies, attitudes and linguistic realities 4. Social attributes of Egyptian identity 5. Narration and identity construction 6. The politics of identity and linguistic unrest: The case of the Egyptian revolution 7. Conclusions List of abbreviations

Review

[Reem Bassiouney's] work tackles exciting and complex issues through the analysis of a rich and diverse corpus. There are few books that put on the same level of analysis of popular songs, TV shows, newspaper articles, novels, and political speeches...This book will certainly remain one of the important references in the field of studies of linguistic ideologies in the Arab world.'--Catherine Miller "Revue des mondes musulmans et de la Méditerranée"Bassiouney's good command of both Arabic and English, sophisticated understanding of sociolinguistics, deep insight into the linguistic subtleties and discursive nuances of the data analyzed, and sound theoretical proposals presented render this book an indispensable reference to any researcher interested in the ways in which language plays a role in constructing national identity particularly in linguistically complex environments.'-- "Multilingua"This is a timely book by a knowledgeable scholar who has a deep and sophisticated appreciation of the complexities of language and identity in Egypt.--Abbas Benmamoun, University of IllinoisThis study provides an interesting insight into the link between identity and language in a barely investigated diglossic context, combining sociolinguistics and discourse analysis.'--Carmen Ebner "Language In Society"

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Examines language and identity in modern Egypt using theories from discourse analysis and sociolinguistics

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How is language used in Egyptian public discourse to illuminate the collective identity of Egyptians? How does this identity relate to language form and content? These questions are explored in this book, using a broad selection of data, including newspaper articles, caricatures, blogs, patriotic songs, films, school textbooks, TV talk-shows, poetry and novels. As well as furthering our understanding of the relationship between identity and language in general, Language and Identity in Modern Egypt also yields insights about the intricate ways in which media and public discourse help shape and outline identity through linguistic processes.

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"This is a timely book by a knowledgeable scholar who has a deep and sophisticated appreciation of the complexities of language and identity in Egypt." - Abbas Benmamoun, University of Illinois "This study provides an interesting insight into the link between identity and language in a barely investigated diglossic context, combining sociolinguistics and discourse analysis." -- Carmen Ebner, Language In Society "Bassiouney's good command of both Arabic and English, sophisticated understanding of sociolinguistics, deep insight into the linguistic subtleties and discursive nuances of the data analyzed, and sound theoretical proposals presented render this book an indispensable reference to any researcher interested in the ways in which language plays a role in constructing national identity particularly in linguistically complex environments." -- Multilingua "[Reem Bassiouney's] work tackles exciting and complex issues through the analysis of a rich and diverse corpus. There are few books that put on the same level of analysis of popular songs, TV shows, newspaper articles, novels, and political speeches...This book will certainly remain one of the important references in the field of studies of linguistic ideologies in the Arab world." -- Catherine Miller, Revue des mondes musulmans et de la Mditerrane

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Highly relevant to the current political situation in Egypt, since it explains the processes at work in public discourse Focuses on nationalist discourse before, during and after the Egyptian revolution of 2011 Based on a broad and representative selection of data Helps us to decode and understand the messages put forward by the competing factions in Egyptian politics

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How is language used in Egyptian public discourse to express the collective identity of Egyptians? How does this identity relate to language form and content? Reem Bassiouney explores these questions by drawing on a broad selection of data, including newspaper articles, caricatures, blogs, patriotic songs, films, school textbooks, TV talk-shows, poetry and novels. As well as deepening their understanding of the relationship between identity and language in general, readers will gain insights about the intricate ways in which media and public discourse help shape and outline identity through linguistic processes.

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Arabic language and linguistics; Arabic sociolinguistics; Middle Eastern Politics. Arabic linguistics Language and society in the Middle East Introduction to sociolinguistics Language and the media Nationalism and language Introduction to anthropological linguistics Media Studies & Communication The Egyptian Revolution Culture and politics in Egypt Departments/Universities where these courses are found UK: Oxford, Cambridge, Durham, Edinburgh, SOAS, Exeter, Essex US: Middlebury College, Ohio State, Illinois, UTexas, Michigan, Washington State, AUC, AUB, American University of Sharjah, Georgetown, SUNY, Brown, Carnegie Mellon Level of student taking the course Upper undergraduate level and graduate level.

Details ISBN0748699945 Publisher Edinburgh University Press Year 2015 ISBN-10 0748699945 ISBN-13 9780748699940 Format Paperback Pages 416 Author Reem Bassiouney Media Book Imprint Edinburgh University Press Place of Publication Edinburgh Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 306.44096209051 Publication Date 2015-01-31 Short Title LANGUAGE & IDENTITY IN MODERN Language English UK Release Date 2015-01-31 NZ Release Date 2015-01-31 Audience General AU Release Date 2015-05-05 Alternative 9780748689644 Illustrations 4 black and white illustrations We've got this

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