Selves in two languages : bilinguals' verbal enactments of identity in French and Portuguese /
Koven, Michèle.
Selves in two languages : bilinguals' verbal enactments of identity in French and Portuguese / Michèle Koven. - Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2007. - 1 online resource (vi, 327 pages) - Studies in bilingualism, v. 34 0928-1533 ; . - Studies in bilingualism ; v. 34. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-282) and index.
Selves in Two Languages; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgments; Transcription conventions; I. THEORETICAL AND ETHNOGRAPHIC CONTEXT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. DISCOURSE-SEMIOTIC APPROACHES TO BILINGUAL SELFHOOD; 3. ETHNOGRAPHIC AND SOCIOLINGUISTIC CONTEXTS OF LUSODESCENDANTSIN FRANCE AND PORTUGAL; II. BILINGUALS' IDENTITY PERFORMANCE; 4. BILINGUALS' REFLECTIONS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF TWO LANGUAGES ON CONTEXT AND SELF; 5. ENACTING BILINGUAL SELVES IN NARRATIVE: NARRATIVE ELICITATION AND ANALYTIC FRAMEWORK. 6. ENACTING BILINGUAL SELVES IN NARRATIVE: RESULTS OF NARRATIVE ANALYSIS OF VOICING7. LISTENERS' PERCEPTIONS OF BILINGUALS IN EACH LANGUAGE; III. INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER PROFILES; 8. TERESA; 9. ISABEL; 10. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; APPENDIX A: DESCRIPTION OF ENTRY INTO FIELD AND FIELD SITES; APPENDIX B: PARTICIPANTS' BACKGROUNDS; APPENDIX C: CODED TRANSCRIPTS OF TERESA'S STORY PAIR; APPENDIX D: TERESA'S OVERALL PROFILE; APPENDIX E: CODED TRANSCRIPTS OF ISABEL'S STORY PAIR; APPENDIX F: ISABEL'S OVERALL PROFILE; INDEX; The series Studies in Bilingualism (SiBil).
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Bilinguals often report that they feel like a different person in their two languages. In the words of one bilingual in Koven's book, "When I speak Portuguese, automatically, I'm in a different world it's a different color." Although testimonials like this abound in everyday conversation among bilinguals, there has been scant systematic investigation of this intriguing phenomenon. Focusing on French-Portuguese bilinguals, the adult children of Portuguese migrants in France, this book provides an empirically grounded, theoretical account of how the same speakers enact, experience, and are perce.
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9789027291899 (electronic bk.) 9027291896 (electronic bk.) (hbk. ; alk. paper) (hbk. ; alk. paper)
Bilingualism--Psychological aspects.
Identity (Psychology)
French language--Social aspects.
Portuguese language--Social aspects.
Identité (Psychologie)
Français (Langue)--Aspect social.
Portugais (Langue)--Aspect social.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY--French.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY--Romance Languages (Other)
Bilingualism--Psychological aspects.
French language--Social aspects.
Identity (Psychology)
Portuguese language--Social aspects.
Tweetaligheid.
Identiteit.
Mehrsprachigkeit--Identität.
Identität--Mehrsprachigkeit.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
P115.4 / .K68 2007eb
440/.4269
Selves in two languages : bilinguals' verbal enactments of identity in French and Portuguese / Michèle Koven. - Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2007. - 1 online resource (vi, 327 pages) - Studies in bilingualism, v. 34 0928-1533 ; . - Studies in bilingualism ; v. 34. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-282) and index.
Selves in Two Languages; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgments; Transcription conventions; I. THEORETICAL AND ETHNOGRAPHIC CONTEXT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. DISCOURSE-SEMIOTIC APPROACHES TO BILINGUAL SELFHOOD; 3. ETHNOGRAPHIC AND SOCIOLINGUISTIC CONTEXTS OF LUSODESCENDANTSIN FRANCE AND PORTUGAL; II. BILINGUALS' IDENTITY PERFORMANCE; 4. BILINGUALS' REFLECTIONS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF TWO LANGUAGES ON CONTEXT AND SELF; 5. ENACTING BILINGUAL SELVES IN NARRATIVE: NARRATIVE ELICITATION AND ANALYTIC FRAMEWORK. 6. ENACTING BILINGUAL SELVES IN NARRATIVE: RESULTS OF NARRATIVE ANALYSIS OF VOICING7. LISTENERS' PERCEPTIONS OF BILINGUALS IN EACH LANGUAGE; III. INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER PROFILES; 8. TERESA; 9. ISABEL; 10. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; APPENDIX A: DESCRIPTION OF ENTRY INTO FIELD AND FIELD SITES; APPENDIX B: PARTICIPANTS' BACKGROUNDS; APPENDIX C: CODED TRANSCRIPTS OF TERESA'S STORY PAIR; APPENDIX D: TERESA'S OVERALL PROFILE; APPENDIX E: CODED TRANSCRIPTS OF ISABEL'S STORY PAIR; APPENDIX F: ISABEL'S OVERALL PROFILE; INDEX; The series Studies in Bilingualism (SiBil).
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Bilinguals often report that they feel like a different person in their two languages. In the words of one bilingual in Koven's book, "When I speak Portuguese, automatically, I'm in a different world it's a different color." Although testimonials like this abound in everyday conversation among bilinguals, there has been scant systematic investigation of this intriguing phenomenon. Focusing on French-Portuguese bilinguals, the adult children of Portuguese migrants in France, this book provides an empirically grounded, theoretical account of how the same speakers enact, experience, and are perce.
Electronic reproduction.
[Place of publication not identified] :
HathiTrust Digital Library,
2010.
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212
9789027291899 (electronic bk.) 9027291896 (electronic bk.) (hbk. ; alk. paper) (hbk. ; alk. paper)
Bilingualism--Psychological aspects.
Identity (Psychology)
French language--Social aspects.
Portuguese language--Social aspects.
Identité (Psychologie)
Français (Langue)--Aspect social.
Portugais (Langue)--Aspect social.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY--French.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY--Romance Languages (Other)
Bilingualism--Psychological aspects.
French language--Social aspects.
Identity (Psychology)
Portuguese language--Social aspects.
Tweetaligheid.
Identiteit.
Mehrsprachigkeit--Identität.
Identität--Mehrsprachigkeit.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
P115.4 / .K68 2007eb
440/.4269