Language and Identity in Englishes examines the ways in which people interact with linguistic features of English in creating identities linked to geographic place and imaginative space. Drawing on a range of international examples from the UK, US, China and India, Clark uses both research undertaken in the field and her own ground-breaking investigations to give a comprehensive account of the study of language and identity.

1. Introduction Chapter 2. Englishes and History 3. Englishes and National Identity 4. Englishes, Language Policies and Education 5. Issues in Researching Variaties of Englishes and Identity 6. Indexicality and Enregisterment 7. Englishes and Social Context 8. Englishes and Social Identity 9. Language and Identity in Englishes: a sociodiscursive perspective 10. Undertaking Your Own Research Project References Index