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22 - Multilingual Parenting in the United States: Language, Culture and Emotion

from Part Five - Socialization in Childhood Multilingualism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 August 2022

Anat Stavans
Affiliation:
Beit Berl College, Israel
Ulrike Jessner
Affiliation:
Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck, Austria
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In this chapter we explore the perceptions and practices of US bilingual or multilingual families with young children, focusing mostly on research with families from Latin American backgrounds and paying close attention to the intersection of language, culture and emotion. We describe who is bi or multilingual in the US, examine why and how US families choose to raise children bi or multilingually, and explore how families use their multiple languages as a child-rearing strategy.

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