"This is a timely book by a knowledgeable scholar who has a deep and sophisticated appreciation of the complexities of language and identity in Egypt." Abbas Benmamoun, University of Illinois Examines language and identity in modern Egypt using theories from discourse analysis and sociolinguistics How is language used in Egyptian public discourse to illuminate the collective identity of Egyptians? How does this identity relate to language form and content? These questions are explored in this book, using a broad selection of data, including newspaper articles, caricatures, blogs, patriotic songs, films, school textbooks, TV talk-shows, poetry and novels. As well as furthering our understanding of the relationship between identity and language in general, Language and Identity in Modern Egypt also yields insights about the intricate ways in which media and public discourse help shape and outline identity through linguistic processes. Key Features - Offers an in-depth study of identity in modern Egyptian public discourse - Focuses on nationalist discourse before, during and after the Egyptian revolution of 2011 - Based on a broad and representative selection of data - Helps us to decode and understand the messages put forward by the competing factions in Egyptian politics Reem Bassiouney is Associate Professor of Linguistics at The American University of Cairo. Her academic books include Functions of Code-Switching in Egypt (2006), Arabic Sociolinguistics (Edinburgh University Press, 2008) and Arabic and the Media (2010). She is also co-editor of Arabic Language and Linguistics (2012) and an award-winning novelist. Cover image: Alexandria, Egypt, 2011 (c) AFP/Getty Images. Cover design: [EUP logo] www.euppublishing.com

Reem Bassiouney is Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Applied Linguistics at the American University in Cairo. Her academic books include, Functions of code-switching in Egypt (2006), Arabic Sociolinguistics (2008), Arabic and the Media (2010), Arabic Language and Linguistics 2012 (co-ed). Her research and publications focus on topics in Arabic sociolingusitics, including code-switching, language and gender, leveling, register, language policy and discourse analysis. She is also an award winning novelist.