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Codeswitching as an Index and Construct of Sociopolitical Identity
The Case of the Druze and Arabs in Israel
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This book presents an empirically based examination of language patterns found among the Israeli Druze community, which is profiled against that of the Arabs in Israel. The results document the emergence of a mixed language previously undescribed and provides a socio-political analysis.
This study intends thus to make a contribution to the debate on "mixed languages", introducing a model that facilitates the analysis of the link bewteen codeswitching and sociopolitical identity. Special attention is paid to the assessment of language and identity issues of Golan Heights Druze and Israeli Druze, taking into exam two major political debates within these communities, regarding the Israeli Nation-state Law and the so-called âSyrianâIsraeli secret Golan dealâ speculation.
This study intends thus to make a contribution to the debate on "mixed languages", introducing a model that facilitates the analysis of the link bewteen codeswitching and sociopolitical identity. Special attention is paid to the assessment of language and identity issues of Golan Heights Druze and Israeli Druze, taking into exam two major political debates within these communities, regarding the Israeli Nation-state Law and the so-called âSyrianâIsraeli secret Golan dealâ speculation.
Eve A. Kheir was awarded a doctoral degree in Linguistics in 2020 by the University of Adelaide, Australia. She received the 2020 Deanâs Commendation for Doctoral Thesis Excellence prize. She is a linguist, author, language teaching specialist, researcher, and a lecturer at the University of Adelaide, Australia. She is the first Druze linguist whose work has received international attention. She developed a unique method of teaching languages to all age groups and levels and published several scholarly and non-scholarly articles and books.
It would appeal to the general readership, particularly to individuals, students, scholars and professional groups who are interested in the fields of Sociolinguistics, Contact Linguistics, Bilingualism, Sociology, Anthropology, Politics, Middle East studies, the Arab-Israeli Conflict, Political Science, Cultural Studies, Language studies and Psychology.