@inbook{10.3366/j.ctt9qdr19.15, ISBN = {9780748689644}, URL = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3366/j.ctt9qdr19.15}, abstract = {This book aims at providing a theoretical framework to study identity in public discourse.Identity is defined for the purpose of this work as a social construct that is ideological, perceptual, and habitual.In order for us to understand the relationship between language and identity, one must first regard language as both a social variable and a social resource available to individuals. As a social variable and resource, it is also dependent on the shared norms of the community and on the ideological, perceptual, and habitual aspects of identity as a social construct.Egyptians are perceived in public discourse as}, bookauthor = {REEM BASSIOUNEY}, booktitle = {Language and Identity in Modern Egypt}, pages = {341--362}, publisher = {Edinburgh University Press}, title = {CONCLUSIONS}, year = {2014} }