Translating lives : living with two languages and cultures / [edited by] Mary Besemeres & Anna Wierzbicka.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Besemeres, Mary.

Wierzbicka, Anna.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language and culture--Australia.

Language and culture.

Intercultural communication.

Bilingualism--Psychological aspects.

Bilingualism.

Identity (Psychology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 p.)

Place of Publication:

St Lucia, Qld. : University of Queensland Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Recounting the personal experiences of 12 bilingual Australians, this immensely moving collection of stories shows how immersion in two overlapping cultures affects one's perspectives on the world and relationships with other people. Including contributions from Kim Scott and Eva Sallis, these stories—childhood recollections, migrant experiences, journeys of self-discovery, and accounts of feeling culturally torn or undefined—demonstrate the intrinsic links between language, culture, and identity.

Contents:

Introduction / Mary Besemeres and Anna Wierzbicka

Strangers at home / Kim Scott

From bilingual to linguist / Michael Clyne

Three worlds / Brij V. Lal

Playgrounds and battlegrounds / Irene Ulman

Returning to my mother's tongue / Zhengdao (Veronica) Ye

East meets West, or does it really? / Jock Wong

Growing up between two languages/two worlds / Andrea Witcomb

Two languages, two cultures, one (?) self / Anna Wierbicka

My experience of living in a different culture / Kyung-Joo Yoon

Between zal and emotional blackmail / Mary Besemeres

The journey of self-discovery in another language / Anna Gladkova

Foster mother tongue / Eva Sallis.

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. [167]-173.

ISBN:

0-7022-4432-5

OCLC:

609861678