Resumen de Islands and identity in sociolingtiistics: a theoretical perspective

Tope Omoniyi

• This opening article has three main objectives. First, it seeks to present a general description of the three Island states covered by the essays in the volume. Second, it attempts to sei the general theoretical framework within which notions of identity may be discussed based on thepeculiar geopolitical and social characteristics of islands and äs a sociolinguistic enterprise.

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