The studies in this volume show how multilingual learners use language play in second language acquisition to internalize sets of ‘voices’ (rather than decontextualized linguistic systems), namely complexes of linguistic and non-linguistic features incorporating the personalities of significant others. In sociocultural terms, these internalized heteroglossic voices become tools that learners can adapt and use playfully to enact chosen roles, stances, and identities in subsequent oral interactions. Different chapters explore these sociocultural constructs using different approaches, including variationist sociolinguistics, conversation analysis, translanguaging, and positioning theory.
Edited by:
Darren LaScotte, Elaine Tarone Imprint: De Gruyter Mouton Country of Publication: Germany Dimensions:
Height: 230mm,
Width: 155mm,
ISBN:9783110787566 ISBN 10: 3110787563 Series:Language Play and Creativity [LPC] Pages: 214 Publication Date:29 January 2024 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
Darren LaScotte and Elaine Tarone, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.