Family language policy in a transnational family living in Finland: multilingual repertoire, language practices, and child agency [PDF]
Each multilingual transnational family is unique and thus deserves to be carefully studied in terms of its family language policy (FLP). Speaker-centered approaches can provide a deeper understanding of linguistic diversity in a multilingual setting. The
Olga Nenonen
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Space, invisibility of languages and family language policy
This paper draws upon arguments about spaces as a central idea in order to understand language inequality and invisibility through the framework of family language policy.
Shahzaman Haque
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The Family Language Policy of Javanese Multilingual Families
Javanese is one of the regional languages with a relatively large number of speakers, around 68 million. This significant number of speakers is essential for the Javanese language to survive.
Anna Fitriati
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Family language policy retention across generations: childhood language policies, multilingualism experiences, and future language policies in multilingual emerging Canadian adults [PDF]
IntroductionLanguage policies in multilingual families refer to parents’ decisions, whether explicitly articulated or not, regarding which languages will be used in which contexts.
Leah L. Pagé, Kimberly A. Noels
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Family language policy and heritage language transmission in Pakistan—the intersection of family dynamics, ethnic identity and cultural practices on language proficiency and maintenance [PDF]
Heritage languages play a pivotal role in cultural preservation, ethnic identity attachment and intergenerational continuity. The dynamics of heritage language transmission within family settings warrant comprehensive exploration, specifically in ...
Shameen Fatima, Muhammad Umar Nadeem
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Minority Language Parenting and Family Language Policy [PDF]
The language acquisition practices of parents and their child(ren) within a family language policy is essential to the maintenance of indigenous, heritage, and less commonly taught (minority) languages. Prefaced by a comprehensive exploration of existing
Adebimpe Adegbite
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An exploratory study on national language policy and family language planning in the Chinese context
National language planning and family language planning may converge or diverge. As 2019 marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the new China, we examined language planning at both the national level and the family level in China.
Yang Gao, Gang Zeng
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Family language policy and vocabulary of bilingual children across different ages
Family language policy explores planning of home language use and is thought to shape language acquisition. Historically, heritage languages have often been considered ‘low prestige’.
Karen Rose +2 more
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Family language policy in Russian-Estonian and Russian-Spanish multilingual settings
This paper primarily focuses on the family language policy of bilingual Russian-Estonian and Russian-Spanish families in relation to the maintenance of Russian as a heritage language.
Olga Ivanova, Anastassia Zabrodskaja
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Aspirational family language policy
AbstractThe current article applies interactional sociolinguistic discourse analysis to interviews with three parents of Ukrainian families living in New Zealand to further complexify what we know about Family Language Policy (FLP) and language transmission.
Corinne A. Seals, Natalia Beliaeva
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