This text provides an introduction to the most innovative and influential writings which have shaped and defined the relations between language, culture and cultural identity in the 20th century. Selected theoretical texts are grouped together in themed sections which include: language and sexuality; language and power; language and revolution; language and subjectivity; and language and ethnicity. Each section is prefaced by an editorial introduction outlining and contextualizing the issues and arguments with which each section is concerned, and concludes with suggestions for further...