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Sedivy, Julie.
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Language attrition.
Second language acquisition.
Language revival.
Language and languages -- Political aspects.
Assimilation (Sociology)
Psycholinguistics.
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Sedivy, Julie.
Language attrition.
Second language acquisition.
Language revival.
Language and languages -- Political aspects.
Assimilation (Sociology)
Psycholinguistics.
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Memory
speaks
: on
losing
and
reclaiming
language
and
self
/ Julie Sedivy.
by
Sedivy, Julie.
The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2021.
Call #:
404 S448m
Subjects
Language
attrition.
Second
language
acquisition.
Language
revival.
Language
and languages -- Political aspects.
Assimilation (Sociology)
Psycholinguistics.
ISBN:
9780674980280 (hc.)
Description:
346 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"As a child Julie Sedivy left Czechoslovakia for Canada, and English soon took over her life. By early adulthood she spoke Czech rarely and badly, and when her father died unexpectedly, she lost not only a beloved parent but also her firmest point of connection to her native
language
. As Sedivy realized, more is at stake here than the loss of
language
: there is also the loss of identity.
Language
is an important part of adaptation to a new culture, and immigrants everywhere face pressure to assimilate. Recognizing this tension, Sedivy set out to understand the science of
language
loss and the potential for renewal. In '
Memory
Speaks
,' she takes on the psychological and social world of multilingualism, exploring the human brain's capacity to learn -- and forget - -languages at various stages of life. But while studies of multilingual experience provide resources for the teaching and preservation of languages, Sedivy finds that the challenges facing multilingual people are largely political. Countering the widespread view that linguistic pluralism splinters loyalties and communities, Sedivy argues that the struggle to remain connected to an ancestral
language
and culture is a site of common ground, as people from all backgrounds can recognize the crucial role of
language
in forming a sense of
self
. Distinctive and timely, '
Memory
Speaks
' combines a rich body of psychological research with a moving story at once personal and universally resonant. As citizens debate the merits of bilingual education, as the world's less dominant languages are driven to extinction, and as many people confront the pain of
language
loss, this is badly needed wisdom."--From publisher.
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