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Autobiographic Narratives as Data in Applied Linguistics

Pavlenko, A.·2007·Applied Linguistics
DOI 10.1093/applin/amm008
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In the past decade, language memoirs, linguistic autobiographies, and learners’ journals and diaries have become a popular means of data collection in applied linguistics. It is not always clear however how one should go about analyzing these data. The aim of this paper is to offer a critical review of analytical frameworks applied to second language users’ personal narratives. I discuss the strengths and weaknesses of these frameworks in relation to the type of information they seek: subject reality, life reality, and text reality. I argue that some analytical approaches, in particular content and thematic analyses, are insensitive to the interpretive nature of autobiographic data. Subsequently, I offer recommendations for systematic analysis of bi- and multilinguals’ narratives on macro- and micro-levels in terms of content, context, and form.

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Authors
Pavlenko, A.
Venue
Applied Linguistics
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2007-04-30
Volume
28
Issue
2
Pages
163-188
ISSN
  • 0142-6001 (ISSN-L)
  • 1477-450X
DOI
10.1093/applin/amm008
OpenAlex
W2152654022
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1,015
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57
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131.34
Type
journal article
Language
en
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