linguistic identity

collocation in English

meaningsoflinguisticandidentity

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linguistic
adjective
uk
/lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪk/us
/lɪŋˈɡwɪs.tɪk/
connected with language or the study ...
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identity
noun
uk
/aɪˈden.tə.ti/us
/aɪˈden.t̬ə.t̬i/
a person's name and other facts about who ...
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(Definition oflinguisticandidentityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Rhetorical flexibility alludes to children's ability to go beyond perceiving their ownlinguisticidentity re variation in their language and in the language of others.
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The representation of the name is part of the representation of alinguisticidentity.
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The chapter shows the dynamic nature oflinguisticidentityconstruction and the variety of modes this construction takes.
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It takes a body of evidence, not a single loan-word-even if the arguments for the borrowing were methodologically unproblematic-to provide believable argumentation regarding thelinguisticidentityof a prehistoric culture.
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The common denominator, the bracket that encloses the contributions and justifies their being published in a volume, is the focus onlinguisticidentityand trans-boundary dimensions.
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However, for biographical entries, thelinguisticidentityprevails.
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The place of origin and thelinguisticidentityof the creators of the codices have been subject to debate.
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By 2006 the cultural andlinguisticidentityof the tribe had all but disappeared, due to intermarriage and other factors.
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Thelinguisticidentityand ethnic self-identification of the people associated with this culture is impossible to ascertain.
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Linguisticidentityhas not yet established which terms shall prevail, and all three are used in common parlance.
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While children's linguistic identities are given and imposed, adults have at least some degree of freedom in terms of language choice and identity construction.
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Therefore, the analysis confirms the need to see linguistic identities as social identities in their own right.
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The study demonstrates that linguistic identities and behaviors are constantly changing, and that "normality" is never static (193).
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However, younger people are also still forging their linguistic identities and practices, and some indeterminacy is also to be expected.
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