When asked what it takes to “truly” belong in a country, many people globally say speaking the local language is key.

My empirical research on linguistic practice in India has been foundational to a series of articles coauthored with Mary Bucholtz that interrogate the relationship between language and identity. Our ...

A Californian Visual Language” at UCSB’s Art, Design & Architecture Museum explores how artists use text to challenge ...

Trump's executive orders often use language that seems intended to undermine the very idea that transgender identities are legitimate and should be recognized.

An advanced sociolinguistic study of how language is used to represent and construct aspects of identity relevant to particular social interactions, including the individual’s ability to negotiate ...

to 'why are there differences?' How are they using language to carve out identity? What is the local context that influences how people speak? One theory posits that ethnic markers are prevalent ...

In Word of Mouth, Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright are joined by writer and musician CN Lester, author of 'Trans Like Me: A Journey for All of Us', to talk about language and gender identity.

When writing about gender and sex, it is important to understand to what these categories refer. Gender is a social construct and a social identity that encompasses an individual’s attitudes, feelings ...