Reem Bassiouney

List of John Benjamins publications for which Reem Bassiouney plays a role.

Articles

In modern Egypt, language is used as the linchpin for an Egyptian identity that is perceived to be a coherent and holistic one. Public discourse tackles the thorny issue of religious differences between Christians and Muslims by using two strategies: foregrounding and backgrounding. That is, in… read more
In this study, I explore three cases related to linguistic variation and the individual in the Egyptian sociopolitical context. In all three cases, linguistic variation and code choice are mediated not only through linguistic and sociolinguistic variables, but through an ideological process in… read more