Language Practices and Identity Construction by Multilingual Speakers of French L2 - The Acquisition of Sociostylistic Variation (Paperback, New edition)

This book presents six new studies on identity construction in the speech of older adolescents and young adults learning French. It takes a sociolinguistic approach to acquisition. First language sociolinguistic research has shown that identity construction is particularly intense during adolescence and young adulthood, and language use has been found to be an especially key resource in this dynamic construction. The contributors examine the language practices of L2, L3 and L4 speakers in multilingual and multicultural societies in Ireland, Canada, Belgium and France in order to demonstrate their use in identity construction. Several contexts of language acquisition for multilingual speakers are examined and compared, including formal and naturalistic settings for acquisition and learning. The book also investigates the speech of learners at upper-intermediate and advanced stages of acquisition of French to provide a holistic view of the way individuals use the language resources available to them to stake a claim to a new multilingual identity in their target language networks. The papers in this book combine qualitative and quantitative data on French speech and the context in which it occurs to provide detailed pictures of the co-construction of identity and complex speech patterns by multilingual speakers of French.

General

Imprint:	Verlag Peter Lang
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Modern French Identities, 80
Release date:	February 2010
First published:	2010
Editors:	Caitriona Ni Chasaide • Vera Regan
Dimensions:	220 x 150 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	177
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-911569-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Study & learning skills Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Semantics (meaning) > Lexicography Books > Language & Literature > Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) > Specific skills > Speaking / pronunciation skills > General Promotions
LSN:	3-03-911569-3
Barcode:	9783039115693

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