Languages We Live By : Exploring Sociolinguistic Trajectories.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ahlgren, Katrin.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (111 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Multilingual Matters, 2026.

Summary:

This book guides the reader through the use of powerful creative tools to explore personal language family trees, language self-portraits, and autobiographical narratives as a means to explore the connections of speaker repertoires, identities and sociolinguistic justice.

Contents:

Cover

DOI https://doi.org/10.21832/AHLGRE1625

Contents

About the authors

Introduction

The research project behind this book

Why this guide and who is it for?

What does the guide contain?

Chapter 1: Sociolinguistic trajectories

Chapter 2: Narrating life, self and language

Chapter 3: Tools for exploring linguistic biographies and repertoires

Chapter 4: Workshop proposal

Chapter 5: To learn more

1 : Sociolinguistic trajectories

Languages We Live By

Linguistic biographies

Linguistic repertoires

2 : Narrating life, self and language

Autobiographical narration and critical incidents

Communication strategies and multilingual creativity

Language, emotion and identity

3 : Tools for exploring linguistic biographies and repertoires

(i) Personal language family trees

(ii) Language self-portraits

(iii) Autobiographical language narratives

4 : Workshop proposal

Safe spaces for conscientization

Organizing a workshop

Expected outcomes from using this guide

5 : To learn more

Glossary

References

Appendix: Ready-to-use materials

Questions to encourage discussion in the workshop sessions

Prompts for exploring the three tools

Autobiographical narratives for inspiration

Other language narratives.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-83668-163-1

1-83668-164-X

9781836681632

OCLC:

1559962383