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Critical Perspectives on Language and Kinship in Multilingual Families
About this book
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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Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Transcription
- 1 Toward a Critical Approach to Family Language
- 2 Why Are Single Parents Good at Using a Minority Language?: Talking about and to Kids
- 3 Walking to School in Russian: Constructing a Mother-Daughter Relationship
- 4 Adoptive Families: Constructing Competence, History, and Knowledge
- 5 Gender, Sexuality, and Bilingualism in the LGBTQ+-Identified Family
- 6 The Monolingual, Nuclear Family: Erasing Melania Trump
- 7 Researching and Supporting All Families
- References
- Index
- Imprint