Mother Tongue Tied - On Language, Motherhood & Multilingualism

Linguist and writer Malwina Gudowska unpicks the myths surrounding multilingualism and the political, emotional and gendered weight of passing down language to your children

Info autore

Malwina Gudowska is a Polish-Canadian writer, editor and linguist living in London, UK. A National Magazine Award winner, her writing has appeared in Financial Times, Vogue, Literary Hub, The Globe and Mail and several book and magazine anthologies. She is a PhD researcher in applied linguistics exploring the emotions of mothers raising multilingual children. Her newsletter, Motherlingual examines the intersection of language and motherhood.

Riassunto

Linguist and writer Malwina Gudowska unpicks the myths surrounding multilingualism and the political, emotional and gendered weight of passing down language to your children

Prefazione

Linguist and writer Malwina Gudowska unpicks the myths surrounding multilingualism and the political, emotional and gendered weight of passing down language to your children

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Malwina Gudowska
• Editore: Bonnier Zaffre
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 20.06.2024
• EAN: 9781804440797
• ISBN: 978-1-80444-079-7
• Pagine: 272
• Dimensioni: 145 mm x 225 mm x 27 mm
• Peso: 386 g
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, Memoirs, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Motherhood, Sociolinguistics, Advice on parenting, Literary essays, Parenting: advice and issues