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Language Socialization in Francophone Communities

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Language Socialization

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This chapter on francophone language socialization defines la francophonie as the many nations, neighborhoods, and institutions where a variety of French is spoken as a result of the political and cultural reach of the French state, ranging from regions of France and its overseas territories to parts of the world marked by prior colonization such as Québec and creole-speaking parts of the Caribbean. Reviewed here are studies that illuminate how French in its many varieties (from the “standards” taught in classrooms and other institutions to the French-related vernaculars used in homes and streets) are socialized, as well as how the associated behaviors, ideologies, and identities are reproduced and transformed via social interaction in these settings throughout la francophonie. The chapter highlights research that employs classic language socialization methodology – that is, research which entails long-term ethnographic fieldwork as well as the recording, transcription, and analysis of natural discourse among “novices” and “experts.” However, because this form of intensive language socialization research is still rare within la francophonie, other studies are considered as well – that is, research that was conducted primarily through surveys, interviews, generalized observations, and various forms of testing, in order to reconstruct the forces and processes involved in language socialization within a particular speech community. The chapter promotes the growing tendency to integrate a politically focused sociolinguistic analysis into the language socialization studies conducted in francophone settings.

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Riley, K.C. (2017). Language Socialization in Francophone Communities. In: Duff, P., May, S. (eds) Language Socialization. Encyclopedia of Language and Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02327-4_31-1

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