A Review on Identity from A Linguistic and Sociological Perspective

This review article introduces a number of essential linguistic and sociological notions concerning
identity. The present paper tries to scrutinize the route towards the construction of identity and its existence
in relation to how a person understands his or her relationship to the world. Analytical views throughout the
areas of linguistics and sociology are highlighted in order to identify multiple types of identity and the methods
that are implemented to expose those types. It also focuses on how and why certain types of identities have
appeared.