Language Socialization in Bilingual and Multilingual Societies: Edited by Robert Bayley and Sandra R. Schecter

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Robert Bayley, Sandra R. Schecter
Multilingual Matters, Jan 1, 2003 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 311 pages
An exploration of language socialization from very early childhood through to adulthood, not only in often-studied communities in Canada and the United States, but also in Australia, Bolivia, Egypt, India and Slovakia. The global perspective gained by the inclusion of studies of communities representing every inhabited continent provides readers with an indication of the richness of the field as well as a guide for future work.
 

Contents

Transforming Perspectives on Bilingual Language Socialization
9
Family Language Policy and Gender
25
The Role
44
Perceptions of College Students
62
Representational Practices and Multimodal Communication in
83
Appropriating Resisting
98
The Contemporary Education of Hong Kong
114
Novices and Their Speech Roles in Chinese Heritage Language Classes
128
Language Socialization in Communities Peer Groups
165
Forming
182
Negotiating Language Culture
200
Are There Lesbians in Egypt?
218
Language Dynamics in the Bi and Multilingual Workplace
235
Learning Practices in a Job Retraining Community
251
References
286
Index
306

Language Socialization and Dyssocialization in a South Indian College
147

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