Translating lives living with two languages and cultures
Recounting the personal experiences of 12 bilingual Australians, this immensely moving collection of stories shows how immersion in two overlapping cultures affects one's perspectives on the world and relationships with other people. Including contributions from Kim Scott and Eva Sallis, these...
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St Lucia, Qld. :
University of Queensland Press
2007.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798215006719 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction / Mary Besemeres and Anna Wierzbicka
- Strangers at home / Kim Scott
- From bilingual to linguist / Michael Clyne
- Three worlds / Brij V. Lal
- Playgrounds and battlegrounds / Irene Ulman
- Returning to my mother's tongue / Zhengdao (Veronica) Ye
- East meets West, or does it really? / Jock Wong
- Growing up between two languages/two worlds / Andrea Witcomb
- Two languages, two cultures, one (?) self / Anna Wierbicka
- My experience of living in a different culture / Kyung-Joo Yoon
- Between zal and emotional blackmail / Mary Besemeres
- The journey of self-discovery in another language / Anna Gladkova
- Foster mother tongue / Eva Sallis.
