Language and Identity in Modern Egypt
Reem Bassiouney
Abstract
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? This book explores these questions by drawing on sources 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, it yields insights about the intricate ways in which media and public discourse help shape and outline identity through linguistic processes. The book offers an in ... More
Keywords: Egyptian public discourse, collective identity, Egyptians, Egyptian politics, caricatures, blogs, patriotic songs, Egyptian revolution, TV talk-shows, nationalist discourse
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2014 | Print ISBN-13: 9780748689644 |
| Published to Edinburgh Scholarship Online: September 2014 | DOI:10.3366/edinburgh/9780748689644.001.0001 |
