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I Am My Language: Discourses of Women and Children in the Borderlands,Used
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I am my language, says the poet Gloria Anzalda, because language is at the heart of who we are. But what happens when a person has more than one language? Is there an overlay of language on identity, and do we shift identities as we shift languages? More important, what identities do children construct for themselves when they use different languages in particular ways?In this book, Norma Gonzlez uses language as a window on the multiple levels of identity construction in childrenas well as on the complexities of life in the borderlandsto explore language practices and discourse patterns of Mexicanorigin mothers and the language socialization of their children. She shows how the unique discourses that result from the interplay of two cultures shape perceptions of self and community, and how they influence the ways in which children learn and families engage with their childrens schools.Gonzlez demonstrates that the physical presence of the border profoundly affects the practices and ideologies of Mexicanorigin women and children. She then argues that language and cultural background should be used as a basis for building academic competencies, and she demonstrates why the evocative/emotive dimension of language should play a major part in studies of discourse, language socialization, and language ideology.Drawing on womens own narratives of their experiences as both mothers and borderland residents, I Am My Language is firmly rooted in the words of common people in their everyday lives. It combines personal odyssey with cuttingedge ethnographic research, allowing us to hear voices that have been muted in the academic and public policy discussions of what it means to be Latina/o and showing us new ways to connect language to complex issues of education, political economy, and social identity.
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