Family Language Policy and Childhood Bilingualism: A Multidimensional Theoretical Analysis

Maria Andritsou and Konstantinos Chatzidimou
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Maria Andritsou: Primary School Teacher, M.Sc., Intercultural Education, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

European Journal of Language and Literature Studies Articles, 2022, vol. 8

Abstract: This paper focuses on the micro-level of language policy and aims to point out the critical role of family language policy (FLP) in language maintenance/shift of minority/heritage home language(s) and childhood bilingualism. FLP could resist broader language ideologies by transforming parents’ language ideologies and attitudes into language practices and language management that support the development of active or additional childhood bilingualism. Through a research into the interdisciplinary components of FLP, this paper aims to illustrate aspects of multilevel and dynamic relationships between each of these core components. An introduction to FLP as a research field is included as well as some of the studies that spotlighted the way parental agency in regard to each of the three FLP components could shape, explicitly or implicitly, language use and planning for the minority/heritage home language(s).

Keywords: family language policy; childhood bilingualism; language acquisition; home literacy practices (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.26417/978ohs86z

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