Multilingualism and Gendered Immigrant Identity
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- ISBN 9781800412064
- Weight: 280g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 13 Oct 2022
- Publisher: Multilingual Matters
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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This book examines the intersectionality of gendered, religious identity among Muslim women in Catalonia, and illustrates how this identity is brokered through language use in a multilingual and diasporic context. Drawing on a mixed methods study of 1st and 2nd generation immigrant women, this book also examines how acculturation is a transgenerational process reflected in linguistic behavior. Through the use of questionnaire and interview data, the author constructs a story about informants’ experiences navigating life vis-à-vis language use; specifically through the use of Spanish, Catalan and native/heritage languages. This book offers a unique lens through which we can further our understanding of the role of language in the acculturation process in Catalonia. It adds to the ongoing discussion about language and migration in Catalonia and provides a valuable contribution to debates about immigrant women’s language learning and use.
Farah Ali is Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies, DePauw University, USA. Her research interests include Hispanic linguistics, Arabic linguistics, migration and diaspora, multilingualism, and language and identity.
