Language regrets
Mixed-ethnic children’s lost opportunity for minority language acquisition in Japan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11293995 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Janice Nakamura (0000-0003-3268-6556, Sagami Women's University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 213-237 |
| Publication date | 2020-03-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Multilingua (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0167-8507 • E-ISSN: 1613-3684 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/multi-2019-0040 |
| OpenAlex | W2998884269 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 33 |
Mixed-ethnic children in Japan do not usually acquire the language of their non-Japanese parent. This study looks at their lost opportunity to acquire their minority parent’s language through a retrospective investigation of their language experiences from childhood to young adulthood. Transcripts of interviews with ten mixed-ethnic children (ages 18 to 23) were analyzed based on the constructive grounded theory approach (Charmaz 2014 Constructing grounded theory , 2nd edn. London: Sage). Analysis of codes which emerged from the interviews revealed that family relations, parents’ reluctance to speak the minority language and the prioritization of English were some of the factors perceived by the mixed-ethnic children to have contributed to the non-transmission of the minority language. Many of the children described their lost opportunity to acquire the minority language as regretful. Questions posed by Japanese people about their identity and language reminded some participants of their mixed-ethnicity and inability to speak the minority language. These findings suggest that the non-transmission of the minority language has long-term implications on the social and emotional well-being of mixed-ethnic children in Japan
Ethnic group · Grounded theory · Identity (music · Language barrier · Linguistics · Minority language · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology · Social Psychology
Bilingual Language Development in Infancy
From English-only to only English
Bilingual Partners Turn into Bilingual Parents
Study abroad, heritage language learning, and identity
Japanese overseas schools as translocal educational spaces
Scalar Evaluations of Identity in Study Abroad
How children of inter-ethnic couples navigate inter-cultural tensions
Identity and heritage language learning
Living in harmony
Face[t]s of First Language Loss
The Effect of Maternal Language on Bilingual Children's Vocabulary and Emergent Literacy Development During Head Start and Kindergarten
Harmonious Bilingualism
Lexical acquisition over time in minority first language children learning English as a second language
The Discovery of Grounded Theory
Hidden Bilingualism
Individual differences in child English second language acquisition
Raising Multicultural Children in Japan
Bilingual Parenting as Good Parenting
What Makes Who Choose What Languages to Whom
Immigrant Parents’ Perceptions of Their Children’s Language Practices
The quality of child-directed speech depends on the speaker's language proficiency
‘Mixed-blood’ Japanese A reconsideration of race and purity in Japan
Intimate Encounters
The role of ethnically mixed marriages in language shift
Expressive vocabulary development in children from bilingual and monolingual homes
Family language policy as a form of coping or defence mechanism
Language Use in Families with Parents of Different Native Languages
Trends and Changes in Home Language Use and Shift in Australia, 1986-1996
The Association between Language Maintenance and Family Relations
An identity based on being different
Loss of Family Languages
Parent-Adolescent Language Use and Relationships Among Immigrant Families With East Asian, Filipino, and Latin American Backgrounds
| Unique citing works | 9 |
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| Citations per year | 2,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |