Other Indonesians
Nationalism in an Unnative Language
Seiten
2022
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-756368-7 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-756368-7 (ISBN)
In 1928, members of a young subaltern Indonesian elite pirated the language of the Dutch empire, bringing the Indonesian language into being along with its nation. Today, Indonesian is the language of two hundred and forty million citizens but is the "native" language of no one.
Through rich analysis focused on the interplay of language varieties in two remote Indonesian provinces, Other Indonesians describes the unique language dynamic which has enabled the development of modern, democratic Indonesia. Complicating binaries that pit "low" against "high" Indonesian, or "standard" against "mixed," J. Joseph Errington argues that it is precisely the un-ethnic, non-territorial quality of Indonesian that enables its speakers to express themselves as members of a national community. This detailed account locates Indonesian not only within the institutions which give it distinctive value in the nation, but also in the biographies of its young, educated speakers. With a nuanced understanding of national identity, this book shows how careful analysis of Indonesia can provide insight into broader dynamics of postcolonial nationalism in a globalizing world.
Through rich analysis focused on the interplay of language varieties in two remote Indonesian provinces, Other Indonesians describes the unique language dynamic which has enabled the development of modern, democratic Indonesia. Complicating binaries that pit "low" against "high" Indonesian, or "standard" against "mixed," J. Joseph Errington argues that it is precisely the un-ethnic, non-territorial quality of Indonesian that enables its speakers to express themselves as members of a national community. This detailed account locates Indonesian not only within the institutions which give it distinctive value in the nation, but also in the biographies of its young, educated speakers. With a nuanced understanding of national identity, this book shows how careful analysis of Indonesia can provide insight into broader dynamics of postcolonial nationalism in a globalizing world.
Joseph Errington is Professor of Anthropology at Yale University. He has served as chair of the Council for Southeast Asian Studies at Yale's Macmillan Center for International Studies and as president of the Society for Linguistic Anthropology.
Acknowledgements
Foreword
A note on transcriptions
List of tables
List of example groups
List of transcripts
List of appendices
Chapter One: A Valuable Paradox
Chapter Two: A Provincial Indonesian
Chapter Three: Identifying with Indonesian
Chapter Four: An Internal Diversity
Appendices
References
| Erscheinungsdatum | 25.08.2022 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | OXFORD STUDIES ANTHROPOLOGY LANG SERIES |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 231 x 153 mm |
| Gewicht | 231 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-756368-6 / 0197563686 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-756368-7 / 9780197563687 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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