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http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01jh343s38f| Title: | Language Identity as Social Identity: A Theoretical Approach to the Role Language and Languages Play in Making a Life |
| Authors: | Massa, Luke |
| Advisors: | Appiah, K. Anthony |
| Department: | Philosophy |
| Class Year: | 2013 |
| Abstract: | My thesis expands on the work of Charles Taylor and K. Anthony Appiah on the role that social identities (e.g. identities based on gender or race ) play in making an authentic life, by arguing for the existence of a "language identity," as something that could itself mediate social interactions. |
| Extent: | 46 pages |
| URI: | http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01jh343s38f |
| Access Restrictions: | Walk-in Access. This thesis can only be viewed on computer terminals at the Mudd Manuscript Library. |
| Type of Material: | Princeton University Senior Theses |
| Language: | en_US |
| Appears in Collections: | Philosophy, 1924-2023 |
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