Looks at the problematic and controversial area of identity, re-examining the analytical tools employed in sociolinguistic research. This title is suitable for academics researching sociolinguistics, applied linguistics and second language learning.

1. Introduction, Tope Omoniyi (Roehampton University, UK) & Goodith White (Leeds University, UK); Part I: Identity and Sociolinguistic Theory and Methods; 2. Hierarchy of Identities: A Theoretical Perspective, Tope Omoniyi (Roehampton University, UK); 3. Identity in Applied Linguistics, David Block (University of London, UK); 4. Constructing languages, constructing national identities, Yasir Suleiman (University of Cambridge, UK); Part II: Identity in Micro-sociolinguistics; 5. English Pronunciation and Learner Identity, Jennifer Jenkins (Southampton University, UK); 6. Shifting identities and orientations in a border town, Carmen Llamas (University of Aberdeen, Scotland); 7. Regional variation and identity in Sunderland, Lourdes Burbano-Elizondo (University of Sheffield, UK); Part III: Identity in Macro-Sociolinguistics; 9. Guernsey French, identityy and language endangerment, Julia Sallabank (Lancaster University, UK); 10. Narrative constructions of gendered and professional identities, Louise Mullany (University of Nottingham, UK); 11. Masculine identities on an academic writing programme, Sian Preece (University of Westminster, UK); 12. Ethnolinguistic identity in a Dutch Islamic primary Classroom, Massimiliano Spotti (Tilburg University, Netherlands); 12. Negotiating Identities in a multilingual science class, Roberta J. Vann (Iowa State University, USA), Katherine Richardson Bruna (Iowa State University, USA) & Moises D. Perales Escudero (Universidad Juarez Autonoma, Mexico); 13. Standard Irish English as a marker of Irish identity, Goodith White (Leeds University, UK); Index.

Since the emergence of sociolinguistics as a new field of enquiry in the late 1960s, research into the relationship between language and society has advanced almost beyond recognition. In particular, the past decade has witnessed the considerable influence of theories drawn from outside of sociolinguistics itself. Thus rather than see language as a mere reflection of society, recent work has been increasingly inspired by ideas drawn from social, cultural, and political theory that have emphasised the constitutive role played by language/discourse in all areas of social life. The Advances in Sociolinguistics series seeks to provide a snapshot of the current diversity of the field of sociolinguistics and the blurring of the boundaries between sociolinguistics and other domains of study concerned with the role of language in society.