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Publication details [#48865]

Malai Madsen, Lian. 2008. Un Deux Trois - Speak English! Young Taekwondo-Fighters' Identity Construction Through Linguistic Competition. The International Journal of Multilingualism 5 (3) : 197–216.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Place, Publisher
Routledge

Annotation

This paper uses an ethnographic and interaction analytical perspective to explore how a group of young male underprivileged immigrant Taekwondo fighters in Copenhagen employ polylingual languaging to create an integrated street- and schoolwise self-portrait and to negotiate regional identities.