Language and Identity: Women's Autobiographies of the American Immigrant Experience.

Morrow, Nancy

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ552209

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1997

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: ISSN-0271-5309

EISSN: N/A

Available Date: N/A

Language and Identity: Women's Autobiographies of the American Immigrant Experience.

Morrow, Nancy

Language & Communication, v17 n3 p177-85 Jul 1997

Looks at the autobiographies of immigrant women and discusses the attitude that immigrants must learn English in exchange for the advantages accrued to them. Suggests that this attitude reflects an unrealistic view of the immigrant experience as uniformly positive. Concludes that any policy designed to create common linguistic ground for national identity must preserve minority languages. (13 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Age, Autobiographies, English (Second Language), Females, Immigrants, Language Attitudes, Language Maintenance, Minority Groups, Official Languages, Public Policy, Second Language Instruction, Self Concept

Publication Type: Collected Works - General; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: English

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A

Author Affiliations: N/A