What Are the Success Factors of Multilingual Families? Relationships Between Linguistic Attitudes and Community Dynamics
- Authors: Novara, C; Di Giovanni, E; Di Napoli, G; Lavanco, G
- Publication year: 2021
- Type: Articolo in rivista
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/513912
Abstract
The research focuses on the influence of emotional, cognitive, and social climate on the language choices of multilingual families, and the impact they can have on their general well-being, intergenerational relationships, and the community context. The methodological framework of reference is Grounded Theory. Collected data concern language practices, attitudes, emotions, and generational, trigenerational, and social interactive dynamics of multilingual families. The results include key insights into the variables underlying the linguistic attitudes of multicultural families. Two Network Views suggest that linguistic attitudes, such as the conscious management of specific and complex dynamics activated in a multilingual family, can stimulate well-being.