How Language Constructs Personal and Cultural Identity

What this note covers

1. Module A Framework: Language, Identity and Culture
2. Register: Signalling Social Position and Belonging
3. Dialect and Non-Standard Varieties: Authenticity vs Stigma
4. Code-Switching: Negotiating Multiple Identities
5. Naming: The Politics of What We Are Called
6. Challenging and Resisting Dominant Language Norms
7. Writing About Language and Identity in the Exam

7 sections · 14 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes