The Promise and Resilience of Multilingualism: Language Ideologies and Practices of Polish-Speaking Migrants in the UK Post the Brexit Vote

Autor/inn/en	Kozminska, Kinga; Zhu, Hua
Titel	The Promise and Resilience of Multilingualism: Language Ideologies and Practices of Polish-Speaking Migrants in the UK Post the Brexit Vote
Quelle	In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 42 (2021) 5, S.444-461 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kozminska, Kinga)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-4632
DOI	10.1080/01434632.2020.1839472
Schlagwörter	Multilingualism; Public Policy; Family Relationship; Language Usage; Ethnography; Resilience (Psychology); Foreign Countries; Social Change; Language Attitudes; Voting; Social Discrimination; Immigrants; Polish; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Attitude Change; Public Opinion; United Kingdom; European Union + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Öffentliche Ordnung; Sprachgebrauch; Ethnografie; Ausland; Sozialer Wandel; Sprachverhalten; Abstimmung; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Schließung; Immigrant; Immigrantin; Immigranten; Polnisch; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Öffentliche Meinung; Großbritannien
Abstract	This article aims to examine how sociopolitical changes impact language ideology and linguistic practices within transnational multilingual families with a particular focus on families with ties to Poland in post-EU-referendum Britain. Drawing on the survey and ethnographic interview data collected as part of the ESRC-funded Family Language Policy project between 2017 and 2019, we found that the public attitude towards Polish and Polish speakers have changed significantly following the Brexit vote. While general lack of security and disappointment were reported by most families, the first-hand experiences of discrimination and violence were reported particularly among those in socioeconomically underprivileged positions. Despite these changes and differences, however, Polish speakers and families continue to hold onto the promise of multilingualism, carrying on with their language use and learning practices. These findings demonstrate the multilingual reality and resilience in family language policy and practices at the time of crisis and have wider implications for understanding influential factors underlying family language policy. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01