Multilingual Families Based in Poland:
An Investigation into Family Language Policies
Multilingual Families Based in Poland:
An Investigation into Family Language Policies
Author(s): Ilona Banasiak, Magdalena Olpińska-SzkiełkoSubject(s): Sociolinguistics, Cognitive linguistics
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: multilingual family; Family Language Policy; language ideology; language management; language practices; heritage langua;
Summary/Abstract: This article explores family language policies among mixed families in Poland, focusingon how family members perceive and manage their languages. Using Spolsky’s FLPModel, the authors analysed 79 case studies of multilingual speakers based on in-depthnarrative interviews conducted between 2014 and 2021. The findings revealed thatalthough families expressed explicit language ideologies and strategies, these oftendid not align with their actual language practices. The analysis also indicated that theaffective and social aspects of multilingualism, such as the language status resultingfrom the political, social, and historical situation, were crucial factors influencingfamily language policies.
Journal: Lublin Studies in Modern Languages and Literature
- Issue Year: 48/2024
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 29-46
- Page Count: 18
- Language: Polish
