Languages We Live By

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Exploring Sociolinguistic Trajectories

Katrin Ahlgren, Clara Molina

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Multilingual Matters
13 January 2026

Sociolinguistics; Bilingualism & multilingualism; Social discrimination; Migration, immigration & emigration; Social groups

Series: Writing without Borders

This book invites readers to reflect on the impact of languages and create workshops to develop inclusive and responsible societies.

Language plays a crucial role in the creation and reproduction of social inequalities, but it can also be a key factor in their deconstruction and in the creation of a more multilingual and inclusive world. This book guides the reader through an exploration of creative and effective tools for examining the role that languages play in the life trajectories of speakers and how they can shape personal identities and promote social justice. The authors demonstrate the use of personal language family trees, language self-portraits and autobiographical narratives as means to explore sociolinguistic repertoires and language use in various contexts.

Written in an accessible, jargon-free way, with real-life examples from speakers of diverse geographical backgrounds, the book will be of interest both to scholars and students embarking on a study of the intersections between language and social justice, and to language teachers and learners who wish to explore the role that languages play in their lives.

This book is open access under a CC BY NC ND licence.

By: Katrin Ahlgren, Clara Molina
Imprint: Multilingual Matters
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 120g
ISBN: 9781836681618
ISBN 10: 1836681615
Series: Writing without Borders
Pages: 98
Publication Date: 13 January 2026
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Katrin Ahlgren is an Associate Professor at Stockholm University, Sweden. Her research interests include linguistic and cultural diversity, language ideologies and social justice, multilingual creativity and arts-based research. Clara Molina is an Associate Professor at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain. Her research interests include language variation and change, language education, and language in society with a focus on identity and language ideologies.

Reviews for Languages We Live By: Exploring Sociolinguistic Trajectories

This concise resource invites readers into a set of action research journeys to explore multilingual biographies in order to enhance linguistic recognition. Educators will find these tools useful to kickstart reflections on the intersection of linguistic diversity and social justice. * Ingrid Piller, University of Hamburg, Germany * This work is hopefully a trailblazer of more to come in the form of resources for educators and ordinary people to bring multilingualism out of the closet. People need to make sense of their linguistic trajectories, transcend the hegemonic normative attitudes towards language, and develop tools to confront the linguistic prejudices they encounter. * Joan Pujolar Cos, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain * Drawing on robust participatory action research and theoretically grounded in a biographical account of the linguistic repertoire, Ahlgren and Molina’s work supports practitioners and students as they develop their critical sociolinguistic awareness. Readers will enjoy both the well-informed approach and the accessible practical workshop activities in this useful guide. * James Simpson, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong *