1844791041     

Codeswitching as an index and construct of sociopolitical identity : the case of the Druze and Arabs in Israel / by Eve Afifa Kheir

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2023

XIX, 244 Seiten

Englisch

Includes bibliographical references and index

2304

Erscheint auch als: Kheir, Eve Afifa : Codeswitching as an index and construct of sociopolitical identity. - Leiden; Boston : Brill, [2023] (Online-Ausgabe)

978-90-04-53479-7 (hardback ; acid-free paper)

978-90-04-53480-3 (ISBN der parallelen Ausgabe im Fernzugriff)

OCoLC: 1398595124     

P115.3

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*Israel ; Drusen ; Araber ; Sprachwechsel ; Gruppenidentität      Zum Register

LOC-SH: Code switching (Linguistics) -- Isreal ; Druzes -- Isreal -- Languages ; Arabs -- Isreal -- Languages ; Group identity ; Languages in contact

"This book presents an empirically based examination of language patterns found among the Israeli Druze community, which is profiled against that of the Arabs in Israel. The results document the emergence of a mixed language previously undescribed and provides a socio-political analysis. This study intends thus to make a contribution to the debate on "mixed languages", introducing a model that facilitates the analysis of the link between codeswitching and sociopolitical identity. Special attention is paid to the assessment of language and identity issues of Golan Heights Druze and Israeli Druze, taking into exam two major political debates within these communities, regarding the Israeli Nation-state Law and the so-called 'Syrian-Israeli secret Golan deal' speculation"--