Multilingual Living

Explorations of Language and Subjectivity
2005. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-1-4039-3965-4
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 218 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 218 mm, Gewicht: 399 g

Multilingual Living presents speakers' own accounts of the challenges and advantages of living in several languages at individual, family and societal levels. Individuals note profound differences in their sense of themselves, their relationships and their parenting, depending on which language they use.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Burck, C.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements Introduction Researching Multilingualism and Multilingual Identities The Research Framework Childhoods in Several Languages Adulthoods in Several Languages: Constructions of Self and of Language Language Identities and Power Relationships: Strategies of Hybridization Language Use and Family Relationships Positioning the Researcher Concluding Discussion Appendixes Protocol for Research Interview Transcription Notations References Index

Über Autor(innen)

CHARLOTTE BURCK is a Consultant Systemic Psychotherapist, Trainer and Researchers in the Child and Family Department of the Tavistock Clinic, London, UK. Her other books include (with Gwyn Daniel) and (with Bebe Speed).