Disputation i engelska

Tim Roberts försvarar sin doktorsavhandling i engelska, "Language practices in Swedish-English families".

Doktorsavhandling Roberts 2023:3

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What are the language practices in Swedish-English families? Why are these practices the way they are? Answering questions like these is surprisingly complex and requires investigation from multiple angles. This dissertation addresses the abovementioned questions through the adoption of an interdisciplinary and mixed-method approach, which centres on uncovering the family language practices of Swedish-English families in situ. In addition, the analyses relate these language practices to the views and past experiences of family members. The data consists of video recordings of everyday family life, interviews with family members, and language practice questionnaires. Findings reveal that the language practices of Swedish-English families appear to be influenced by socioeconomic status, family constellation, family relationships, activities of everyday life, epistemic orders, space, time, as well as family members’ thoughts, feelings, and desires. The dissertation offers a multidimensional approach to engaging with the full complexity of family language practices in bilingual families.

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Medverkande

  • Elizabeth Lanza, opponent, professor, University of Oslo
  • Åsa Palviainen, betygsnämnd, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
  • Kristy Beers Fägersten, betygsnämnd, professor, Södertörns högskola
  • Tobias Hübinette, betygsnämnd, docent, Karlstads universitet

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