1st Edition

Exploring Identity Across Language and Culture The Psychological, Emotional, Linguistic, and Cultural Changes Following Migration

By Alex Panicacci Copyright 2022
234 Pages 43 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

234 Pages 43 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

234 Pages 43 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book explores the ways in which migrants’ experience in today’s multilingual and multicultural society informs language use and processing, behavioural patterns, and perceptions of self-identity. Drawing on survey data from hundreds of Italian migrants living in English- speaking countries, in conjunction with more focused interviews, this volume unpacks reciprocal influences between... Read more

Chapter I

‘A constellation of selves’: Experiencing identity across languages and cultures

 

Chapter II

Investigating migrants’ linguistic and cultural identities at a multidisciplinary level: Tools, methods, and thoughts

 

Chapter III

Linguistic changes in migrants’ experience

 

Chapter IV

Cultural changes in migrants’ experience

 

Chapter V

Personality changes in migrants’ experience

 

Chapter VI

Migrants’ linguistic and cultural hybridity

 

Chapter VII

Societal implications and future directions

 

Biography

Alex Panicacci is a British Academy Postdoctoral Researcher at Queen Mary University of London’s Linguistic Department and University of Washington’s Psychology Department. She has authored works in the areas of multilingualism, affective socialisation, acculturation, emotion, and personality with a fundamental focus on identity practices and linguistic, cultural, and racial diversity.