Mother Tongue Tied by Malwina Gudowska
Linguist and writer Malwina Gudowska unpicks the myths surrounding multilingualism and the political, emotional and gendered weight of passing down language to your children
Edifying and enlivening, Mother Tongue Tied uncovers life in multiple languages, from one's own multilingual identity to the emotional toll of raising multilingual childrenWell researched and easily digestible, Gudowska asks- at what cost does a mother save a language? * Kate Baer, New York Times bestselling author of And Yet and What Kind of Woman *
Mother Tongue Tied brilliantly illustrates how multilingual mothers are disproportionately tasked with preserving linguistic heritage on one hand and preparing children for public society on the other - all while finding a language for their own new maternal identity. A thought-provoking, political and empathetic book * Eliane Glaser, author of Motherhood: A Manifesto *
Gudowska writes with eloquence and tenderness from within the daily, sometimes heroic, often disheveled realities of multilingual mothering. Moving between intimate accounts and lucid criticism, she illuminates how multilingualism has been variously valorized, demonized, and romanticized by the dominant ideologies of society, and how the work of meeting linguistic ideals has consistently been borne by individual families, particularly mothers, rather than by the society that wields such conflicting expectations. * Julie Sedivy, author of Memory Speaks: On Losing and Reclaiming Language and Self *
Raising kids bilingually is hard and often gendered labour, and Malwina Gudowska has written the collection of research and story that she wishes had been by her side the whole time. Mothers with similar struggles will find validation and reassurance here * Gretchen McCulloch, New York Times bestselling author of Because Internet *
Mother Tongue Tied brilliantly illustrates how multilingual mothers are disproportionately tasked with preserving linguistic heritage on one hand and preparing children for public society on the other - all while finding a language for their own new maternal identity. A thought-provoking, political and empathetic book * Eliane Glaser, author of Motherhood: A Manifesto *
Gudowska writes with eloquence and tenderness from within the daily, sometimes heroic, often disheveled realities of multilingual mothering. Moving between intimate accounts and lucid criticism, she illuminates how multilingualism has been variously valorized, demonized, and romanticized by the dominant ideologies of society, and how the work of meeting linguistic ideals has consistently been borne by individual families, particularly mothers, rather than by the society that wields such conflicting expectations. * Julie Sedivy, author of Memory Speaks: On Losing and Reclaiming Language and Self *
Raising kids bilingually is hard and often gendered labour, and Malwina Gudowska has written the collection of research and story that she wishes had been by her side the whole time. Mothers with similar struggles will find validation and reassurance here * Gretchen McCulloch, New York Times bestselling author of Because Internet *
Malwina Gudowska is a Polish-Canadian writer, editor and linguist living in London, UK. A National Magazine Award winner, her writing has appeared in Financial Times, Vogue, Literary Hub, The Globe and Mail and several book and magazine anthologies. She is a PhD researcher in applied linguistics exploring the emotions of mothers raising multilingual children. Her newsletter, Motherlingual examines the intersection of language and motherhood.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781804440797 |
| ISBN 10 | 1804440795 |
| Title | Mother Tongue Tied |
| Author | Malwina Gudowska |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Footnote Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2024-06-20 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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