Book Talk: Mother Tongue Tied: On Language, Motherhood & Multilingualism by Malwina Gudowska in conversation with Louise Rolland
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- Malwina Gudowska, Dr Louise RollandMalwina Gudowska: Polish Canadian writer, editor and linguist, author, MA in Linguistics from UCL, PhD candidate at Birkbeck, University of London. Dr Louise Rolland: Honorary Research Fellow at Birkbeck, Visiting Fellow at the University of Essex
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- Birkbeck
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About this talk
Join us to discuss Mother Tongue Tied: On Language, Motherhood & Multilingualism - Disrupting Myths & Finding Meaning, newly released in paperback. Author Malwina Gudowska will be in conversation with Dr Louise Rolland to discuss her book and shed light on the ways in which we navigate language, its power to shape and reshape lives, and the ripple effects felt far beyond any one home or any one language. It is estimated that more than half of the world's population communicates in more than one language and over a third of the population in the United Kingdom is multilingual. And yet, myths and misconceptions around raising multilingual children prevail and the pressure to keep heritage languages alive has become a private conflict for millions. Linguistic diversity is more prevalent than ever, but so is linguistic inequality. It takes one generation for a family language to be lost. One generation – like mother to child. Mother Tongue Tied explores the emotional weight of raising multilingual children while grappling with your own identity and notions of home. At what cost does a mother save a language? Or does she let it slip away and, with it, a part of herself her children may never know? This is an interactive event and audience members will have the opportunity to ask questions and are encouraged to share their own experiences.
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