Language and Identity in Modern Egypt

by Reem Bassiouney

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748699945
• ISBN13: 9780748699940
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.1"