Language and Identity in the Arab World

Language and Identity in the Arab World explores the inextricable link between language and identity, referring particularly to the Arab world. Spanning from Indonesia to the United States, the Arab world is here imagined as a continually changing one, with the Arab diaspora asserting its linguistic identity across the world.

Fathiya Al Rashdi is Assistant Professor in Sociolinguistics and Discourse Analysis, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, and Editorial Board Member of Discourse, Context and Media .

Sandhya Rao Mehta is Associate Professor of Global Literature, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, and Editor of three critical anthologies, including Language Studies: Stretching the Boundaries and Language and Literature in a Glocal World.