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Negotiating Linguistic Disruptions and Connections in Migratory Contexts: Language Practices among Child Migrants in an Urban Market in Ghana

Ansah, Gladys Nyarko·2022·Journal of Linguistic Anthropology
DOI 10.1111/jola.12346
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This article employs ethnographic methods to investigate communicative practices that shape the linguistic repertoires of child migrants in Agbogbloshie, an urban market in Ghana. Similar studies discuss the relationship between language and migration by focusing on language shift and loss among migrants; this article argues that migrants in complex linguistically diverse spaces—motivated by both social and economic dynamics of their space—make linguistic choices while negotiating their daily lives that lead to the development of complex, heterogeneous linguistic repertoires and practices. Data were gathered from interactions at childcare centers, where child migrants spend the day with peers and caregivers, and migrant homes, where child migrants spend the evenings and weekends with their families. The data reveal that while migrant parents negotiate their own multilingual practices with their migrant children, child migrants expand their linguistic repertoires through relationships and interactions with caregivers and peers in childcare centers and neighborhoods, leading to the development of heterogeneous language practices that neither their parents nor caregivers necessarily possess. The article concludes that migration may lead to complex linguistic diversity. The study contributes to Indigenous perspectives on linguistic diversity and our understanding of the structure and nature of super-diversification.

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  1. Ardayfio‐Schandorf Elizabeth, 1990, Women in Ghana
  2. Deshingkar Priya, 2005, Migration and Poverty Reduction in Asia, 21
  3. Kropp‐Dakubu Mary Esther, 1997, Korle Meets the Sea: A Sociolinguistic History of Accra
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Authors
Ansah, G. N.
Affiliations
University of Ghana (GH)
Corresponding author
Ansah, Gladys Nyarko
ORCID
Ansah, Gladys Nyarko
Venue
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2021-11-24
Volume
32
Issue
1
Pages
200-221
ISSN
  • 1055-1360 (ISSN-L)
  • 1548-1395
DOI
10.1111/jola.12346
OpenAlex
W3215916766
Cited by
3
References
40
Citations by year
2024: 3
FWCI
1.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Linguistics and Language › Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies
  • Social Sciences › Linguistics and Language › Multilingual Education and Policy
  • Social Sciences › Education › Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees
Keywords
migrant children, linguistic repertoire, multilingualism, language practices, language shift, language loss, immigrant families, daycare centers, Agbogbloshie, urban markets, linguistic diversity, Indigenous perspectives, Ghana

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