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245 12 a| A rhetorical analysis of the 1981 Belizean Constitution :b| national identity in the context of history, race and language /c| Randy B. Marfield.;

264 1 a| [Greenville, N.C.] :b| [East Carolina University],c| 2016.;

300 a| 246 pages;

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502 b| Ph.D.c| East Carolina Universityd| 2016.;

500 a| Presented to the faculty of the Department of English.;

500 a| Advisor: Kirk St. Amant.;

500 a| Title from PDF t.p. (viewed June 30, 2016).;

520 3 a| Building upon a variety of approaches in postcolonial discourse, this project performs a rhetorical analysis of the 1981 Belizean Constitution through the features of race and written Standard English. It contends that neither race nor written Standard English are suitable and reliable constructs of national identity in Belize, as each feature perpetuates a particular interpretation of Belizean national identity as formulated in accordance with hidden undertones of colonial power that have influenced, and continue to influence, a vernacular understanding of national identity in Belize. Each feature is also suggestive of continued colonial practices that once deemed Belize a colony of Britain and colonized through the institutions of that era. A specific focus on race and written Standard English allows for a close, rhetorical analysis on the 1981 Belizean Constitution, introducing these features as variables in the act of misrecognition, invisibility and human agency affecting the different ethnic groups in the country. In considering race and written Standard English as rhetorical constructs, this project demonstrates the degree of psychological aggression by the British, and now the Belizean government, which was a common practice and feature Belize's colonial past. Though a critical look at race and written Standard English in the 1981 Belizean Constitution might be problematic, it holds the promise of reconstructing national identity as it pertains to the constitutional recognition of different ethnic groups in Belize, allowing the discursive space to reopen a dialogue on what it means to be Belizean.;

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A rhetorical analysis of the 1981 Belizean Constitution : national identity in the context of history, race and language / Randy B. Marfield.

Author/creator	Marfield, Randy B. author.
Other author	St. Amant, Kirk, 1970- degree supervisor.
Other author	East Carolina University. Department of English.
Format	Theses and dissertations
Publication	[Greenville, N.C.] : [East Carolina University], 2016.
Description	246 pages
Supplemental Content	Access via ScholarShip
Subjects	Constitutions--Belize. Postcolonialism--Belize. National characteristics. Belize--History. --20th century.

Summary	Building upon a variety of approaches in postcolonial discourse, this project performs a rhetorical analysis of the 1981 Belizean Constitution through the features of race and written Standard English. It contends that neither race nor written Standard English are suitable and reliable constructs of national identity in Belize, as each feature perpetuates a particular interpretation of Belizean national identity as formulated in accordance with hidden undertones of colonial power that have influenced, and continue to influence, a vernacular understanding of national identity in Belize. Each feature is also suggestive of continued colonial practices that once deemed Belize a colony of Britain and colonized through the institutions of that era. A specific focus on race and written Standard English allows for a close, rhetorical analysis on the 1981 Belizean Constitution, introducing these features as variables in the act of misrecognition, invisibility and human agency affecting the different ethnic groups in the country. In considering race and written Standard English as rhetorical constructs, this project demonstrates the degree of psychological aggression by the British, and now the Belizean government, which was a common practice and feature Belize's colonial past. Though a critical look at race and written Standard English in the 1981 Belizean Constitution might be problematic, it holds the promise of reconstructing national identity as it pertains to the constitutional recognition of different ethnic groups in Belize, allowing the discursive space to reopen a dialogue on what it means to be Belizean.
General note	Presented to the faculty of the Department of English.
General note	Advisor: Kirk St. Amant.
General note	Title from PDF t.p. (viewed June 30, 2016).
Dissertation note	Ph.D. East Carolina University 2016.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Technical details	System requirements: Adobe Reader.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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