Routledge Handbook of Language and Identity

<p><em>The Routledge Handbook of Language and Identity</em> provides a clear and comprehensive survey of the field of language and identity from an applied linguistics perspective. Authored by specialists from around the world each chapter introduces a topic in language and identity studies and provides a concise critical survey in which the importance and relevance to applied linguists is explained.</p><p>Thirty-seven chapters are organised into five sections covering:</p><ul> <li>theoretical perspectives informing language and identity studies</li> <li>categories and dimensions of identity</li> <li>key issues for researchers in language and identity studies</li> <li>topical case studies in areas of interest to applied linguistics</li> <li>future directions for language and identity studies in applied linguistics.</li> </ul><p>With further reading included in each chapter <em>The Routledge Handbook of Language and Identity </em>is an essential reference for all students teachers and researchers working in the areas of Applied Linguistics Linguistics Education and TESOL.</p>