Language, identity, and choice : raising bilingual children in a global society / Kami J. Anderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, Kami, 1975-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bilingualism in children.

African Americans--Languages.

African Americans.

Second language acquisition.

Linguistic minorities.

Physical Description:

vii, 104 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2015]

Summary:

Language, Identity and Choice: Raising Bilingual Children in a Global Society provides scholarly insight into how foreign language acquisition influences an individual's understanding of identity within the African American family. Rooted in sociolinguistic, communication, and bilingual theoretical perspectives, Kami J. Anderson describes how foreign language acquisition, development, and use shape how African Americans describe and proscribe their identity and, in turn, the identity of the family. Language, Identity, and Choice looks specifically at how family language choices, in particular choosing to be bilingual, affect family communication and perception of identity from people outside of the family. Anderson combines both extensive research and her personal experience of being bilingual to challenge the existing notions of what it means to be Black when personal experiences with race and ethnicity extend beyond the boundaries of the native country or culture. Book jacket.

Contents:

African American collective identity and language: a cultural chasm

2. Hip hop, post-soul, and language: a generational shift in language and identity

3. The product is my standpoint: a personal reflection

4. Defining and teaching family ideology and family identity

5. Communicating identity as a family

6. Defining African American bilingual family ideology: a family reflection

7. Our black is Noir and Negro

8. Reflections from my family: Look mamí! El fish es over ya!: raising bilingual children in a monolingual context

9. Through generations: the linguistic legacy of identity

10. Conclusion

11. Next steps/los pasos próximos: a family reflection.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-102) and index.

ISBN:

9780739193617

0739193619

OCLC:

903248161