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The personae which mean something to the Stomper CoP, in other words, will be shown to be constructed through these stances. In turn, these personae will be shown to be indexical of broader, macro-level categories on an ideological level. This analytical framework utilises the three indexical levels of identity construction defined in Bucholtz and Hall’s (2005) sociocultural linguistics approach, and enables an understanding of identity in relation to both the interactive context and the broader ideological structures underpinning it.
Below, these issues are considered in light of what the sociocultural linguistics and community of practice approaches can offer. 1 The critique of identity work in queer linguistics Cameron and Kulick argue that analysing queer identity is problematic due to the complex and multifaceted identification individuals have with labels such as ‘lesbian’ or ‘gay’; individuals may struggle to articulate their sexualities through the imposed identity categories available to them (2005: 114). An alternative view of this, however, can be achieved by considering the community of practice approach.
For other theorists, such as Ochs (1990, 1991), these two orders occur in well-defined stages: directly and indirectly. 1 This highlights the importance of considering the local sociocultural context in which language is used and acquires meaning – the perceived function or role of language will depend on the social group with whom it is associated, and the interpretation of this will differ between cultures and contexts (see Ochs’s 1991 research in Samoa for more on this). Fundamentally, then, indexicality is concerned with how interlocutors make sense of their own and others’ use of language to invoke meaning.