ATS1291 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Gender Identity, Cultural Identity, Personal Identity
13 May 2018
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Language and Identity
• How language use reflects identity
What can define identity?
• Nationality
• Language
• Appearance
• Names
• Passport
• Birthplace
• Where they grew up
• Blood
What is identity?
• Identity is basically our self-concept or sense of self. It defines how we see ourselves and our
place in the world (Jackson, 2014, p130)
• Idetit is ot soethig oe has, ut soethig that deelops duig oe’s hole life
(Beijaard et al, 2004, p.107)
Idetities ae…
• The stable features of a persons that exist prior to any particular situation
(personal/individual)
AND
• Dynamic and situated accomplishments, enacted through talk, and changing from one
occasion to the next (built/fluid)
• Identity targets the uniqueness and individuality that makes a person distinct from others
• Identity is also a socio-histoial a to efe to ualities of saeess i elatio to a peso’s
connection to others and to a particular group of people.
Who we are
Avowed identity (how we see ourselves) vs Ascribed identity (how others see us)
Types of identity
• Personal identity (age, gender, nationality, characteristics)
• Social identity (religion, place of origin, professional status, language and accent, relationship)
• Cultural identity (cultural values, attitudes, beliefs and norms)
• Racial and ethnic identity
• Class identity (social class)
• Language identity (language expertise, language affliction, language inheritance)
• Multilingual and multicultural identities
• Gender identity
• Organisational identity
• Professional identity
• Virtual identity
Your identity is reflected through your use of language.
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Document Summary
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