Negotiation of identities in multilingual contexts
By: edited by Aneta Pavlenko and Adrian Blackledge.
Contributors: Pavlenko, Aneta, 1963-; Blackledge, Adrian.
Series: Bilingual education and bilingualism ;; 45
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Clevedon; Buffalo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 349
Subjects: Multilingualism.; Identity (Psychology)
Description: "The volume highlights the role of language ideologies in the process of negotiation of identities and shows that in different historical and social contexts different identities may be negotiable or non-negotiable. The chapters address various ways in which individuals may be positioned or position themselves in a variety of contexts. In asking questions about social justice, about who has access to symbolic and material resources, about who is 'in' and who is 'out', the authors take account not only of localised linguistic behaviours, attitudes and beliefs; they also locate them in wider social contexts which include class, race, ethnicity, generation, gender and sexuality. The volume makes a significant contribution to the development of theory in understanding identity negotiation and social justice in multilingual contexts."--Pub. desc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.