Identity theories lag behind the linguistic research that has made identity central.
Evidence
In this article, we propose a framework for the analysis of identity as constituted in linguistic interaction. The need for such a framework has become apparent in recent years, as linguistic research on identity has become increasingly central within sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology, discourse analysis, and social psychology. But the concomitant development of theoretical approaches to identity remains at best a secondary concern, not a focused goal of the field. We argue for the analytic value of approaching identity as a relational and sociocultural phenomenon that emerges and circulates in local discourse contexts of Discourse Studies Copyright © 2005 SAGE Publications. — Mary Bucholtz and Kira Hall, Identity and Interaction, 4
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Identity emerges in discourse rather than preceding it — Mary Bucholtz and Kira Hall, Identity and Interaction: A…, 119; Identity is constituted through social action and language rather than merely reflected in behavior — Mary Bucholtz and Kira Hall, Identity and Interaction: A…, 19; Personal identity depends on language’s temporal unification of past, present, and future — Fredric Jameson, Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic…, 98 (+1 more)
Broader Connections
- Identity is constituted through social action and language rather than merely reflected in behavior
#exemplifies(0.74) — Mary Bucholtz and Kira Hall, Identity and Interaction, 19 - Identity is constructed through discourse and dialogic interaction, not self-creation
#expands(0.73) — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2, 23 - Identity emerges in discourse rather than preceding it
#corroborates(0.72) — Mary Bucholtz and Kira Hall, Identity and Interaction, 119 - Personal identity depends on language’s temporal unification of past, present, and future
#exemplifies(0.71) — Fredric Jameson, Postmodernism, or, The Cultural Logic…, 98