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Applying critical kinship perspectives to the study of multilingual
families, this book foregrounds family formation processes, gender,
and sexuality in examinations of language use. Focusing on
historically marginalized families (such as single parent,
adoptive, and LGBTQ+), the analyses draw on data from private and
public spheres including interviews and recorded interactions in
homes, as well as memoirs, documentaries, news media, and even
comedy. Lyn Wright addresses questions such as why single parents
might be better at raising bilingual children, how multilingualism
plays a role in constructing shared histories in adoptive families,
and what translingual resources allow LGBTQ+ families to negotiate
gender roles and family relationships. In addition, she examines
the construction of monolingual, nuclear family norms in public
discourse that potentially constrain families' everyday
multilingual identities. Integrating related fields of family
discourse, family language socialization, and family language
policy unifies ways of understanding the intersections of kinship
and language. The analyses in this book provide insight into
multilingual family experiences, children's language development,
and societal level language maintenance and shift.
An increasingly important field of research within multilingualism
and sociolinguistics, Family Language Policy (FLP) investigates the
explicit and overt planning of language use within the home and
among family members. However the diverse range of different family
units and contexts around the globe necessitates a similarly
diverse range of research perspectives which are not yet
represented within the field. Tackling this problem head on, this
volume expands the scope of families in FLP research. Bringing
together contributors and case studies from every continent, this
essential reference broadens lines of inquiry by investigating
language practices and ideologies in previously under-researched
families. Seeking to better reflect contemporary influences on FLP
processes, chapters use innovative methodologies, including digital
ethnographies and autoethnography, to explore diverse family
configurations (adoptive, LGBTQ+, and single parent), modalities
(digital communication and signed languages), and speakers and
contexts (adult learners, Indigenous contexts, and new speakers).
Bringing to light the dynamic, fluid nature of family and kinship
as well as the important role that multilingualism plays in family
members' negotiation of power, agency, and identity construction,
Diversifying Family Language Policy is a state-of-the-art reference
to contemporary theoretical, methodological and ethical advances in
the field of family language policy.
In the last three decades, the field of endangered and minority
languages has evolved rapidly, moving from the initial dire
warnings of linguists to a swift increase in the number of
organizations, funding programs, and community-based efforts
dedicated to documentation, maintenance, and revitalization.
"Sustaining Linguistic Diversity" brings together cutting-edge
theoretical and empirical work from leading researchers and
practitioners in the field. Together, these contributions provide a
state-of-the-art overview of current work in defining, documenting,
and developing the world's smaller languages and language
varieties.The book begins by grappling with how we define
endangerment - how languages and language varieties are best
classified, what the implications of such classifications are, and
who should have the final say in making them. The contributors then
turn to the documentation and description of endangered languages
and focus on best practices, methods and goals in documentation,
and on current field reports from around the globe. The latter part
of the book analyzes current practices in developing endangered
languages and dialects and particular language revitalization
efforts and outcomes in specific locations. Concluding with
critical calls from leading researchers in the field to consider
the human lives at stake, "Sustaining Linguistic Diversity" reminds
scholars, researchers, practitioners, and educators that linguistic
diversity can only be sustained in a world where diversity in all
its forms is valued.
An increasingly important field of research within multilingualism
and sociolinguistics, Family Language Policy (FLP) investigates the
explicit and overt planning of language use within the home and
among family members. However the diverse range of different family
units and contexts around the globe necessitates a similarly
diverse range of research perspectives which are not yet
represented within the field. Tackling this problem head on, this
volume expands the scope of families in FLP research. Bringing
together contributors and case studies from every continent, this
essential reference broadens lines of inquiry by investigating
language practices and ideologies in previously under-researched
families. Seeking to better reflect contemporary influences on FLP
processes, chapters use innovative methodologies, including digital
ethnographies and autoethnography, to explore diverse family
configurations (adoptive, LGBTQ+, and single parent), modalities
(digital communication and signed languages), and speakers and
contexts (adult learners, Indigenous contexts, and new speakers).
Bringing to light the dynamic, fluid nature of family and kinship
as well as the important role that multilingualism plays in family
members’ negotiation of power, agency, and identity construction,
Diversifying Family Language Policy is a state-of-the-art reference
to contemporary theoretical, methodological and ethical advances in
the field of family language policy.
Applying critical kinship perspectives to the study of multilingual
families, this book foregrounds family formation processes, gender,
and sexuality in examinations of language use. Focusing on
historically marginalized families (such as single parent,
adoptive, and LGBTQ+), the analyses draw on data from private and
public spheres including interviews and recorded interactions in
homes, as well as memoirs, documentaries, news media, and even
comedy. Lyn Wright addresses questions such as why single parents
might be better at raising bilingual children, how multilingualism
plays a role in constructing shared histories in adoptive families,
and what translingual resources allow LGBTQ+ families to negotiate
gender roles and family relationships. In addition, she examines
the construction of monolingual, nuclear family norms in public
discourse that potentially constrain families' everyday
multilingual identities. Integrating related fields of family
discourse, family language socialization, and family language
policy unifies ways of understanding the intersections of kinship
and language. The analyses in this book provide insight into
multilingual family experiences, children's language development,
and societal level language maintenance and shift.
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