FAMILY LANGUAGE POLICIES IN A MULTILINGUAL WORLD

ISBN 10: 1138666076 / ISBN 13: 9781138666078

Published by Taylor & Francis Group, 2017

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pp. 254.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: FAMILY LANGUAGE POLICIES IN A MULTILINGUAL WORLD
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138666076
• ISBN 13: 9781138666078
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Through case studies from around the world, this book illustrates the opportunities and challenges facing families negotiating the issues of language maintenance and language learning in the home. Every family living in a bi/multilingual environment faces the question of what language(s) to speak with their children and must make a decision, consciously or otherwise, about these issues. Exploring links between language policy in the home and wider society in a range of diverse settings, the contributors utilize various research tools, including interviews, questionnaires, observations, and archival document analysis, to explore linguistic ideologies and practices of family members in the home, illuminating how these are shaped by macro-level societal processes.

About the Author

John Macalister is Associate Professor in the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

Seyed Hadi Mirvahedi is Lecturer at Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Iran.