ABSTRACT
This chapter presents a broad-reaching summary of research on language and culture, with a particular focus on work stemming from traditions of ethnolinguistic vitality, ethnolinguistic identity theory, bilingualism, and communication accommodation theory. It provides clear definitions of the terms “culture” and “ethnicity,” and describes how culture influences intergroup communication from a cross-cultural psychology perspective. The chapter describes the individual and societal consequences of bilingualism, and then transitions into a discussion of intersections between language use and prejudice, and the ways in which language constructs the culture of intergroup relations.
