Choosing a Mother Tongue : : The Politics of Language and Identity in Ukraine / / Corinne A. Seals.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2019 English
• VerfasserIn: Seals, Corinne A.,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2019]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Multilingual Matters
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; 1. Historical Language Ideologies and Sociopolitical Conflict in Ukraine --; 2. Language and Identity After the Orange Revolution --; 3. Othering and Positioning During a Time of War --; 4. Who's Responsible? The Politics of Language --; 5. Renegotiating Identity and 'Changing Your Mother Tongue' --; 6. Investment and Loyalty in the Ukrainian Diaspora --; 7. 'It Doesn't Matter What You Speak': Challenges to Dominant Language Ideologies by Ukrainian Young Adults --; 8. Conclusion --; Appendices --; References --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781788925006; 9783110610765; 9783110664232; 9783110610307; 9783110606287; 9783110661460; 9783110689600
• DOI: 10.21832/9781788925006
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Corinne A. Seals.

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.