Agnieszka Stępkowska
Biographic Data
| ID | 7548723 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Agnieszka Stępkowska |
| GIVEN NAMES | Agnieszka |
| FAMILY NAME | Stępkowska |
| SIGNATURE | STĘPKOWSKA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Szczecin |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2646-3348 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Family language policy of bilingual couples using Esperanto as a Lingua Franca
This paper examines how the use of a third language in bilingual relationships has been intertwined with the experience of childrearing. Drawing on in-depth interviews with three bilingual couples speaking Esperanto, the study focuses on their Family Language Policy (FLP) to portray a private Lingua Franca (LF) used for building a shared linguistic culture. Presenting a nuanced picture of childrearing strategies adopted by these couples, this stu…
Emotional impact on language practices of bilingual couples
Aims: By applying the framework of positioning theory, this study seeks to gain insight into how bilingual partners position themselves and each other when emotionally conveying their thoughts and feelings. Methodology: Based on the data collected through in-depth interviews, a qualitative analysis has been conducted to obtain the sociolinguistic complexity of private discourse between bilingual couples. Since the idea of discourse as a dynamic p…
Some bilingual couples speak lingua francas
The paper focuses on the communication of three bilingual couples, each speaking a different lingua franca (LF). Positioning theory offers a methodological framework to explain language choice in interactive positioning within personal contacts. A comparative view of the couples’ storylines benefits from the differences between them. The analysis herein shows how the speakers are positioned in the subtle interplay of self-positioning and the posi…
Bilingual Partners Turn into Bilingual Parents
The article aims to contribute to our understanding of bilingual couples’ language choices with regard to childrearing in the less studied Polish setting. Bilingual partners often rethink their communication patterns when faced with the perspective of parenthood. A qualitative study featuring 24 in-depth interviews was conducted with linguistically mixed couples of Poles and non-Poles who represented 22 nationalities and came from six continents.…
Identity in the bilingual couple
The article focuses on identity in bilingual couples by investigating their attitudes to language and culture. The research question asks how they make sense of their linguistic and cultural duality. Based on the data from in-depth interviews, I concentrate on the notion of identity in bilingual couplehood. I analyze excerpts of interviews produced by 24 couples of Poles with their foreign partners who reside in Poland. I investigate these couple…
Language Choices between Partners in Bilingual Relationships
The paper focuses on the language choices among a sample of bilingual heterosexual couples in the less studied Polish context. Drawing on 24 in-depth interviews I examine the reasons for language choices in the couple, with the most engaging arguments being when the minority language is chosen. In the results section, I give the voice to the couples by inserting extracts from the interviews, illustrating the dyadic communication between the partn…
Language experience of immigrant women in bilingual couples with Poles
Aims and objectives/purpose/research questions: The article focuses on language experiences shared by female expatriates and aims to investigate the circumstances which are related to their language acquisition and communication in the couple. The research question concerns the degree of socialization of these women into the Polish language as adult bilinguals via marriages to Poles. Design/methodology/approach: Based on my recent data from in-de…
The Swiss Paradigm of Multilingualism and English
The paper addresses quadrilingual Switzerland as a unique sociolinguistic context with reference to the presence and the role of English. The aim is to outline a framework referred to as The Swiss Paradigm that builds on relevant theory blended with the results of a quantitative research. The theoretical reflection comprises the assumptions of contact linguistics and macro-sociolinguistics, whereas the empirical knowledge comes from the CATI (Com…
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The Swiss Paradigm of Multilingualism and English
The paper addresses quadrilingual Switzerland as a unique sociolinguistic context with reference to the presence and the role of English. The aim is to outline a framework referred to as The Swiss Paradigm that builds on relevant theory blended with the results of a quantitative research. The theoretical reflection comprises the assumptions of contact linguistics and macro-sociolinguistics, whereas the empirical knowledge comes from the CATI (Com…
Identity in the bilingual couple
The article focuses on identity in bilingual couples by investigating their attitudes to language and culture. The research question asks how they make sense of their linguistic and cultural duality. Based on the data from in-depth interviews, I concentrate on the notion of identity in bilingual couplehood. I analyze excerpts of interviews produced by 24 couples of Poles with their foreign partners who reside in Poland. I investigate these couple…
Language Choices between Partners in Bilingual Relationships
The paper focuses on the language choices among a sample of bilingual heterosexual couples in the less studied Polish context. Drawing on 24 in-depth interviews I examine the reasons for language choices in the couple, with the most engaging arguments being when the minority language is chosen. In the results section, I give the voice to the couples by inserting extracts from the interviews, illustrating the dyadic communication between the partn…
Language experience of immigrant women in bilingual couples with Poles
Aims and objectives/purpose/research questions: The article focuses on language experiences shared by female expatriates and aims to investigate the circumstances which are related to their language acquisition and communication in the couple. The research question concerns the degree of socialization of these women into the Polish language as adult bilinguals via marriages to Poles. Design/methodology/approach: Based on my recent data from in-de…
Bilingual Partners Turn into Bilingual Parents
The article aims to contribute to our understanding of bilingual couples’ language choices with regard to childrearing in the less studied Polish setting. Bilingual partners often rethink their communication patterns when faced with the perspective of parenthood. A qualitative study featuring 24 in-depth interviews was conducted with linguistically mixed couples of Poles and non-Poles who represented 22 nationalities and came from six continents.…
Some bilingual couples speak lingua francas
The paper focuses on the communication of three bilingual couples, each speaking a different lingua franca (LF). Positioning theory offers a methodological framework to explain language choice in interactive positioning within personal contacts. A comparative view of the couples’ storylines benefits from the differences between them. The analysis herein shows how the speakers are positioned in the subtle interplay of self-positioning and the posi…
Emotional impact on language practices of bilingual couples
Aims: By applying the framework of positioning theory, this study seeks to gain insight into how bilingual partners position themselves and each other when emotionally conveying their thoughts and feelings. Methodology: Based on the data collected through in-depth interviews, a qualitative analysis has been conducted to obtain the sociolinguistic complexity of private discourse between bilingual couples. Since the idea of discourse as a dynamic p…
Family language policy of bilingual couples using Esperanto as a Lingua Franca
This paper examines how the use of a third language in bilingual relationships has been intertwined with the experience of childrearing. Drawing on in-depth interviews with three bilingual couples speaking Esperanto, the study focuses on their Family Language Policy (FLP) to portray a private Lingua Franca (LF) used for building a shared linguistic culture. Presenting a nuanced picture of childrearing strategies adopted by these couples, this stu…
Linguistics (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Linguistic Education and Pedagogy (4 works) · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (3 works) · Lingua franca (3 works) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (3 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (3 works)