Review of Kiaer (2023): Multimodal communication in young multilingual children: Learning beyond words.

The book "Multimodal communication in young multilingual children: Learning beyond words" by Jieun Kiaer explores how multilingual children in Korean-English households acquire language development through communication. The book is divided into two parts and an epilogue, with the first part contextualizing the study and describing translanguaging as a multilingual competence. The second part outlines six thematic studies that investigate how translanguaging operates in dynamic intercultural contexts. The book offers insights into how multilingual children interact with families and friends using different languages and modes, and it highlights the relationship between translanguaging and embodied mechanisms. The book's ethnographic approach and longitudinal data collection contribute to the authenticity and reliability of the research. Overall, the book is a valuable resource for scholars and students working in the fields of multilingualism, sociolinguistics, discourse studies, and literacy studies. [Extracted from the article]