First person singular: Negotiating identity in academic writing in English

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments v
3. Contents vii
4. Contributors ix
5. Identity and mode as a frame for understanding social meanings 1
6. Language, identity, and communities of practice 15
7. The elements of style 27
8. All these years and still counting: why quantitative methods still appeal 61
9. Community languages schools: the importance of context in understanding hybrid identities 83
10. Multiple identities and second language learning in Hong Kong 107
11. Performing identities in intergenerational conflict talk: a study of a Sicilian- Australian family 125
12. Identity management, language variation and English language textbooks: focus on Pakistan 153
13. The Housewife’s Companion: identity construction in a Japanese women’s magazine 179
14. Uncovering how identities of laobaixing are constructed in China’s most read magazine 203
15. Style and authorial identity in Indonesian teen literature: a “sociostylistic” approach 225
16. First person singular: Negotiating identity in academic writing in English 249
17. Constructing professional identity through Curricula Vitae 263
18. Unpacking professional identities for Business English students 291
19. Migrant women, hooliganism, and online social visibility in Chinese personal blogs 313
20. Performed research for public engagement: Language and identity studies on stage 333
21. Subject index 353