Linguistic and Cultural Acquisition in a

This book provides a linguistic and cultural profile of the Polish diasporic communities in three different European countries: Ireland, France and Austria. The eight contributing chapters present original research on the acquisition and use of the languages of the respective host communities and also explore related elements of cultural acquisition. A number of aspects of second language acquisition are considered, notably the acquisition of phonology, lexicon and discourse, as well as aspects of sociolinguistic competence. In addition, varying approaches and research methods are reported on, each of which was chosen in consideration of the particular research issue addressed and the particular circumstances under which the research was carried out. These range from psycholinguistic approaches to second language acquisition to variationist approaches, and include both quantitative and qualitative methodologies.

David Singleton is Professor, University of Pannonia, Hungary and Fellow Emeritus, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. He has published widely on second language acquisition, multilingualism and lexicology and is the series editor for the SLA series published by Multilingual Matters.Vera Regan is Associate Professor of Sociolinguistics at University College Dublin. She is Chevalier de lâ??ordre des Palmes AcadÃ©miques and has served as President of the European Second Language Association, President of the Association for French Language Association, and President of the Association of Canadian Studies in Ireland.Ewelina Debaene holds a PhD in English Applied Linguistics from Warsaw University (2005). She has worked as a Lecturer in Polish Language and Culture at Trinity College Dublin and is currently delivering a series of lectures at Marii Curie-SkÅ?odowska University and the Medical University of Lublin.

1. D. Singleton & V. Regan: Introduction

2. E. Debaene: Emigration Versus Mobility: The Case of the Polish Community in France and Ireland

3. V. Regan: The Bookseller and the Basketball player: Tales from the French Polonia

4. N. Nestor: The Positional Distribution of Discourse Like - A Case Study of Young Poles in Ireland

5. B. Bidzinska: The Polish Diaspora in Austria: Identity, Integrations and Attitudes Towards Native Language and Culture

6. E. Debaene & J. Harris: Divergence, Convergence and Passing for a Native Speaker: Variations in Use of English by Polish Migrants in Ireland.

7. A. Skrzypek: The Direction of Causality in the Relationship Between Phonological Short-term Memory and L2 Lexical Knowledge: The Case of Adult Polish Learners of English in Ireland.

8. R. Kopecková: Segmental Acquisition in Polish Child and Adult Learners in Ireland

9. P. Walsh & D.Singleton: Variation in English Lexical Acquisition Among Polish Migrant Children in Ireland

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Linguistic and Cultural Acquisition in a Migrant Community

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