Maintenance and non-maintenance of community language in immigrant families: the case of Polish parents in the UK

Gruszczyńska, Anna

Abstract

This paper examines Polish immigrant parents’ perceptions of their community language value, the factors that shape their approaches to children’s language education, and the different outcomes on the spectrum of language maintenance/non-maintenance they achieve. It focuses on the empirical findings and interprets them with reference to Bourdieu’s theory of practice. It argues that a better understanding of migrants’ diverse experiences can be aided by an analysis of capital interactions and transformations in response to the socio-cultural environment. At the same time, it suggests that the negative impact of anti-migration socio-political structures and discourses on language practices should not be assumed.

Citation

Gruszczyńska, A. (2019). Maintenance and non-maintenance of community language in immigrant families: the case of Polish parents in the UK. Globalisation, Societies and Education, 17(5), 574-592. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767724.2019.1628637

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 3, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Jun 14, 2019
• Publication Date: Jun 14, 2019
• Deposit Date: Aug 14, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 14, 2020
• Journal: Globalisation, Societies and Education
• Print ISSN: 1476-7724
• Electronic ISSN: 1476-7732
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 574-592
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14767724.2019.1628637
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1295388