2.2　Identity in Linguistics

There is a tremendous amount of research on identity through the ages, disseminating its literature over psychological or social science orientations; such literature is widely used in disciplines such as psychology, philosophy, anthropology, education, sociology or linguistics, often associating particular types of identity alongside with hierarchies such as national, ethnic/racial, religious, gender or learner identities (cf.Anderson, 1991; Bruner, 1986; Bulter, 1990; Cameron, 1992; Cameron & Kulick, 2003; Garfinkel, 1967; Kulick, 1998; Tajfel, 1978; Tajfel & Truner, 1979, 1986; Truner et al., 1987; Weinreich, 1986a; Wodak, 1997, 2009; Wodak & Reisigl, 1999; van Dijk, 1987, 1991, 1993a, 1993b).The current study locates the central discussion on identity in linguistics, by focusing on both social and linguistic perspectives.This section begins with the review on the deficiencies in the prominent theoretical approaches to language and identity, which is followed by calling for an integrated sociallinguistic perspective on language and identity.Then, the relation between language, context and identity from the integrated perspectives of SFL and sociocultural theory is explained.Finally, this integrated perspective on the classification and identification of identity is addressed by discussing the multiplicity of identity in language.