THE ROLE OF LANGUAGE IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF NATIONAL NARRATIVES
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Keywords: National narratives, language, nationalism, propaganda, and cultural symbolism.Abstract
Abstract: Both a means of communication and a marker of national identity, language shapes national narratives. This study examines how language creates, spreads, and perpetuates national narratives, establishing a sense of belonging, uniting various communities, and legitimizing political ideas. The paper examines historical and present examples of how national languages and linguistic policies promote unity and suppress minority voices. Nationalism, propaganda, and cultural symbolism show how language becomes a battlefield for contending ideologies in the link between language, power, and nation building. Language can both include and exclude and it can shape a nation's memories, according to the research. This paper shows that linguistic choices shape national narratives and how nations see themselves and others.
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