| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 327 pages) |
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Studies in bilingualism, 0928-1533 ; v. 34 |
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Studies in bilingualism ; v. 34. 0928-1533
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| Contents |
Selves in Two Languages; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgments; Transcription conventions; I. THEORETICAL AND ETHNOGRAPHIC CONTEXT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. DISCOURSE-SEMIOTIC APPROACHES TO BILINGUAL SELFHOOD; 3. ETHNOGRAPHIC AND SOCIOLINGUISTIC CONTEXTS OF LUSODESCENDANTSIN FRANCE AND PORTUGAL; II. BILINGUALS' IDENTITY PERFORMANCE; 4. BILINGUALS' REFLECTIONS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF TWO LANGUAGES ON CONTEXT AND SELF; 5. ENACTING BILINGUAL SELVES IN NARRATIVE: NARRATIVE ELICITATION AND ANALYTIC FRAMEWORK |
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6. ENACTING BILINGUAL SELVES IN NARRATIVE: RESULTS OF NARRATIVE ANALYSIS OF VOICING7. LISTENERS' PERCEPTIONS OF BILINGUALS IN EACH LANGUAGE; III. INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER PROFILES; 8. TERESA; 9. ISABEL; 10. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; APPENDIX A: DESCRIPTION OF ENTRY INTO FIELD AND FIELD SITES; APPENDIX B: PARTICIPANTS' BACKGROUNDS; APPENDIX C: CODED TRANSCRIPTS OF TERESA'S STORY PAIR; APPENDIX D: TERESA'S OVERALL PROFILE; APPENDIX E: CODED TRANSCRIPTS OF ISABEL'S STORY PAIR; APPENDIX F: ISABEL'S OVERALL PROFILE; INDEX; The series Studies in Bilingualism (SiBil) |
| Summary |
Bilinguals often report that they feel like a different person in their two languages. In the words of one bilingual in Koven's book, "When I speak Portuguese, automatically, I'm in a different world it's a different color." Although testimonials like this abound in everyday conversation among bilinguals, there has been scant systematic investigation of this intriguing phenomenon. Focusing on French-Portuguese bilinguals, the adult children of Portuguese migrants in France, this book provides an empirically grounded, theoretical account of how the same speakers enact, experience, and are perce |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-282) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Bilingualism -- Psychological aspects
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Identity (Psychology)
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French language -- Social aspects
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Portuguese language -- Social aspects
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- French.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Romance Languages (Other)
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Bilingualism -- Psychological aspects
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French language -- Social aspects
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Identity (Psychology)
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Portuguese language -- Social aspects
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Tweetaligheid.
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Identiteit.
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Mehrsprachigkeit -- Identität.
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Identität -- Mehrsprachigkeit.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2007026892 |
| ISBN |
9789027291899 |
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9027291896 |
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