Publications

Publication details [#43134]

Mills, Jean. 2005. Connecting Communities: Identity, Language and Diaspora. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 8 (4) : 253–274.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

identity negotiation | language attitude | language use | mass media | migration

Language as a subject

English, British | Pakistani

Place, Publisher

Multilingual Matters

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

This article compares British official and media perspectives on citizenship, language and identity with the views of a group of mothers of Pakistani heritage, British citizens who are fluent English speakers, yet who retain an allegiance to their heritage language.