Między językami, między światami – o życiu w nowym języku w świetle doświadczeń wybranych pisarek
Between languages, between worlds: life in a new language through the experiences of three female writers

Author(s): Magdalena Grycan
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Philology
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: bilingual female writers; migration; bilingualism; language acquisition; linguistic adaptation; belonging
Summary/Abstract: This paper presents the issue of bilingualism and life in a new culture through the experiences of three writers (Mary Antin, Eva Hoffman, Gerda Lerner), who left their home countries as teenagers and emigrated to the USA (Antin, Lerner) and Canada (Hoffman). Their reflections on starting life in a new language provide an opportunity to analyze language acquisition and linguistic adaptation in the immigrant setting.

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