Family Language Policy in the Polish Diaspora: A Focus on Australia

ISBN-13: 9780367706449 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 230 str.

Piotr Romanowski

Opis

This book explores language practices, beliefs, and management across a group of Polish immigrant families in Australia, drawing on these case studies as a lens through which to unpack dynamics of Family Language Policy (FLP) and their implications for future research on FLP.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Polish Immigration to Australia  2. Intersections of Bilingual Development, Language Socialisation and Heritage Languages  3. Family Language Policy  4. Research Methodological Background  5. Online Questionnaire  6. Case Study Report One: Flexible Code-Switching Practices  7. Case Study Report Two: A Restrictive One Parent - One Language Strategy  8. Case Study Report Three: Accommodating Dual-Lingual Interactions  9. Cross-Case Analysis and Discussion  10. Further Implications and the Way Forward

O autorze

Piotr Romanowski, PhD, is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Applied Linguistics of the University of Warsaw, Poland.