This book is a seminal work on identity ... If an identity should be assigned to McEntee-Atalianis by reading this book, she is a capable tour guide who leads her tourists (us the readers) to the wonderland of research related to identity. With her illustration and exploration of the selected studies at discursive and linguistic levels, we the travelers can surely find inspiring studies, see novel perspectives and/or add new knowledge by reading her book.

Journal of Pragmatics

A highly original book which brings together a variety of perspectives on the complexity of identity work – and language as a fundamental site of such work. The author takes a creative approach in consolidating a wealth of studies and debates on the topic, not previously found in one volume. An invaluable resource for anyone seeking a better and nuanced understanding of identities.

Lia Litosseliti, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics and Associate Dean for Internationalisation, City, University of London, UK

This thoroughgoing book covers a great deal of ground in satisfying detail. Beyond an insightful and up-to-date round-up of the usual suspects – ethnicity, religion and gender – the author provides good historical and contemporary contextualisation, delves into clinical and forensic matters, and devotes a chapter to deafness. Highly recommended.

John Edwards, Professor, St Francis Xavier and Dalhousie Universities, Canada

Drawing on a broad array of both languages and dialects, this highly relevant and informed volume systematically examines how central identity is to understanding language use across a wide range of applied contexts. It is fresh and contemporary - bursting with modern-day examples and case studies of real-world applications of linguistics - and comes at a critical moment both for this diversifying field but also in light of recent global developments.

David Britain, Professor of Modern English Linguistics, University of Bern, Switzerland