Multilingualism and Gendered Immigrant Identity

Farah Ali is Assistant Professor of Hispanic Studies, DePauw University, USA. Her research interests include Hispanic linguistics, Arabic linguistics, migration and diaspora, multilingualism, and language and identity.

• AcknowledgmentsChapter 1. IntroductionChapter 2. Language Use and Language Policy in CataloniaChapter 3. Acculturation and Negotiating IdentityChapter 4. Research DesignChapter 5. Spaniard on Purpose: Narratives of First Generation InformantsChapter 6. In Two Worlds: Narratives of Second Generation InformantsChapter 7. Catalan, Spanish and Heritage Languages: Reported Language Use and AttitudesChapter 8. Implications for Sociolinguistic ResearchChapter 9. Implications for Language and Immigrant-Targeted PoliciesAppendix A: QuestionnaireAppendix B: Interview QuestionsReferencesIndex

This book is a great and engaging work on Muslim immigrant women living in Catalonia. One of the most interesting aspects is the sources used in this research, since it is based on real data from fieldwork. It will be an important milestone for an under-researched area of sociolinguistic studies on women's linguistic attitudes.