ABSTRACT

This article aims to examine how sociopolitical changes impact language ideology and linguistic practices within transnational multilingual families with a particular focus on families with ties to Poland in post-EU-referendum Britain. Drawing on the survey and ethnographic interview data collected as part of the ESRC-funded Family Language Policy project between 2017 and 2019, we found that the public attitude towards Polish and Polish speakers have changed significantly following the Brexit vote. While general lack of security and disappointment were reported by most families, the first-hand experiences of discrimination and violence were reported particularly among those in socioeconomically underprivileged positions. Despite these changes and differences, however, Polish speakers and families continue to hold onto the promise of multilingualism, carrying on with their language use and learning practices. These findings demonstrate the multilingual reality and resilience in family language policy and practices at the time of crisis and have wider implications for understanding influential factors underlying family language policy.

摘要

本文旨在研究社会政治变化如何影响跨国多语言家庭中的语言意识形态和语言实践，尤其关注欧盟公投后英国与波兰有联系的家庭。根据2017年至2019年ESRC资助的家庭语言政策项目的一部分收集的调查和人种学访谈数据，我们发现，在英国退欧公投后，公众对波兰语和波兰语人士的态度发生了重大变化。尽管大多数家庭报告普遍缺乏安全感和失望，但据报道，歧视和暴力的第一手经验特别是在那些社会经济地位低下的人中。尽管有这些变化和差异，波兰语使用者和家庭继续坚持使用多种语言的承诺，并继续使用他们的语言和进行学习。这些发现表明，在危机发生时，家庭语言政策和做法具有多种语言的现实性和弹性，对于理解家庭语言政策背后的影响因素具有更广泛的意义。