Full Description
This book presents a sociocultural linguistic analysis of discourses of conflict, as well as an examination of how linguistic identity is embodied, negotiated and realized during a time of war. It provides new insights regarding multilingualism among Ukrainians in Ukraine and in the diaspora of New Zealand, the US and Canada, and sheds light on the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war on language attitudes among Ukrainians around the world. Crucially, it features an analysis of a new movement in Ukraine that developed during the course of the war - 'changing your mother tongue', which embodies what it is to renegotiate linguistic identity. It will be of value to researchers, faculty, and students in the areas of linguistics, Slavic studies, history, politics, anthropology, sociology and international affairs, as well as those interested in Ukrainian affairs more generally.
This book is open access under a CC BY NC ND licence.
Contents
Chapter 1. Historical Language Ideologies and Sociopolitical Conflict in Ukraine
Chapter 2. Language and Identity After the Orange Revolution
Chapter 3. Othering and Positioning During a Time of War
Chapter 4. Who's Responsible? The Politics of Language
Chapter 5. Renegotiating Identity and 'Changing Your Mother Tongue'
Chapter 6. Investment and Loyalty in the Ukrainian Diaspora
Chapter 7. 'It Doesn't Matter What You Speak': Challenges to Dominant Language Ideologies by Ukrainian Young Adults
Concluding Thoughts
Appendices
