English has Always Been Present

Transnational Youths Illustrating Language Dynamics in Zacatecas, Mexico

Bibliographic Data

ID12867116
AuthorsAlejandra Núñez Asomoza (0000-0001-6044-9684, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas "Francisco García Salinas", corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume13
Pages0-0
Publication date2022-01-30
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMigraciones internacionales (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1665-8906 • E-ISSN: 2594-0279
PublisherCollege of the Northern Border (PUBLISHER • MX)
DOI10.33679/rmi.v1i1.2410
OpenAlexW4281556664
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited29

This paper aims at describing the impact of transnationalism on the reconfiguration of linguisticrepertoires of transnational people and how this is manifested in their discursive practices, their residing communities, and the geographical places they connect. Narratives from three participants are analyzed from the perspective of translanguaging theory (Wei, 2011, 2018b), which allows to capture moments of language creativity and criticality that are then linked to the transnational dimension of the participants, exemplifying how these elements interact with each other. Through participants’ flexible languaging and metalinguistic commentaries manifested in various domains of their daily lives, their creativity and criticality emerge as natural and significant features of their routine and bilingualism

Creativity · Dimension (graph theory · Linguistics · Narrative · Neuroscience of multilingualism · Pedagogy · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Sociology · Translanguaging · Transnationalism · Computer Science · Mathematics · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching · Social Psychology · Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies

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