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Using a 'Family Language Policy' lens to explore the dynamic and relational nature of child agency.
- Source :
- Children & Society; Apr2022, Vol. 36 Issue 3, p354-368, 15p, 1 Diagram
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- This article contributes to a dialogue between childhood studies and the sociolinguistic subfield 'Family Language Policy' ('FLP'). The article argues that the two fields provide complementary vantage points for exploring child agency. It explains a revised version of a model I developed to conceptualise child agency in FLP, consisting of four intersecting dimensions: compliance regimes; linguistic norms; linguistic competence and generational positioning (Smith‐Christmas, Handbook of home language maintenance and development. De Gruyter Mouton, pp. 218–235, 2020a). The article examines two conversational excerpts as a means to illustrating the dynamic and relational nature of child agency and how it is both shaped by as well as shapes interactional practices over time and space. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09510605
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Children & Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 155950123
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12461