Cultural Memory of Language - Contemporary Applied Linguistics Volume 5 (Hardcover)

"I can't even speak my own language," were the words overheard in a collage staffroom that triggered the writing of this book. Calling something 'my own' implies a personal, proprietorial relationship with it. But how can it be your own if you cannot speak it?The "Cultural Memory of Language" looks at unintended monolingualism - a lack of language fluency in a migratory cultural situation where two or more languages exist at 'home'. It explores family history and childhood language acquisition and attrition. What is the present everday experience of language use and life between two cultures? Examining interview data, Samata uncovers a sense of inauthenticity felt by people who do not fully share a parent's first language. Alongside this features a sense of concurrent anger, and a need to assign blame. Participation in the language, even to the extent of phatic or formulaic phraseology, occasions feelings of authentic linguistic and cultural inclusion. The book thus uncovers appreciable (and measurable) benefits in positive self-image and a sense of well-being. Looking at how people view "language "is essential - how they view the language they call "their own" is even more important and this book does just that in a qualified applied linguistic environment.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Academic
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Contemporary Applied Linguistics
Release date:	November 2014
Authors:	Susan Samata (Researcher at the Birkbeck College, London)
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - With dust jacket
Pages:	200
ISBN-13:	978-1-4725-8373-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Semantics (meaning) > Lexicography Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration
LSN:	1-4725-8373-6
Barcode:	9781472583734

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