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Language is central to our existence and it happens to be the most sophisticated product of the human mind. It is inconceivable to think of ourselves, our societies, our ideas, cultures or identities without language. It is the primary means of socialization, and whatever we know is a result of it. It is the primary medium of construction and dissemination of knowledge, and structures our thought processes in important ways that constitute our identity. In very complex ways, it interacts with the social, political and economic power structures that remain significant in defining the identities of individuals and societies. The essays in this volume create an awareness and understanding about the role of linguistic context in negotiating identity. The book explains identity and the complex relations between language and several aspects of our society. It explores identity through text and context, and will serve to trigger a novel discourse around the centrality of identity in contemporary society.

Language and culture. --- Sociolinguistics.

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Language and culture. --- Fishman, Joshua A.

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"This book investigates how languages, identity and sociocultural boundaries are (re-)negotiated in relation to (im)mobility, and can be linked to notions of belonging and authenticity. The book will interest scholars taking ethnographic and critical approaches to the study of language, power and agency-structures in the context of globalization"--

Sociolinguistics --- Language and culture --- Language and culture. --- Multilingualism --- Social aspects --- Social aspects.

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African languages. --- Language and culture --- Africa --- Civilization --- Social conditions

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What do people think of translation in the different historical, cultural and linguistic traditions of the world? How many uses has translation been put to? How distant from one another are the concepts of translation found in the different traditions? These are some of the questions A World Atlas of Translation addresses. Its twenty-one reports give us pictures taken from the inside, both from traditions that are well represented in the literature and from the many that (for now) are not.But the Atlas is not content with documenting – no map is this innocent. In fact, the wealth of information collected and made accessible by its reporters can be useful to gauge the dispersion of translation concepts across traditions. As you read its reports, the Atlas will keep asking “How far apart do these concepts look to you?” Finally and more ambitiously, the reports can help us test the hypothesis that a cross-cultural notion of translation exists. In this respect, the Atlas is mostly a proof of concept. It hopes to encourage further fact-based research in quest of a robust and compelling unifying notion of translation.

Traduction. --- Translating and interpreting. --- Vergelijkende taalkunde --- Vertaalkunde --- Translating and interpreting --- Language and culture. --- History. --- Language and culture --- Culture and language --- Culture --- History --- E-books --- Comparative linguistics --- Translation science --- Translating and interpreting - History