Translating Lives: Living With Two Languages and Cultures

ISBN 10: 0702236039 / ISBN 13: 9780702236037

Published by University of Queensland Press, 2008

About this Item

, . NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only.Author: Mary Besemeres Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 208 Translating Lives is a book of revelations. It is a journey through an Australia composed of a multiplicity of languages and, therefore, many inner worlds. The journey moves, in a series of personal encounters, from indigenous languages, many of which were tragically lost, to the languages of our newest arrivals from all continents of the globe. Through embracing, nurturing and retrieving its many languages and linguistic hybrids, Australia can be re-imagined and transformed into a nation of countless dreamings. - Arnold Zable.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Translating Lives: Living With Two Languages and Cultures
• Publisher: University of Queensland Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0702236039
• ISBN 13: 9780702236037
• Binding: Secondhand, Paperback
• Book Type: Secondhand, Paperback

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Synopsis

Recounting the personal experiences of 12 bilingual Australians, this immensely moving collection of stories shows how immersion in two overlapping cultures affects one’s perspectives on the world and relationships with other people. Including contributions from Kim Scott and Eva Sallis, these stories—childhood recollections, migrant experiences, journeys of self-discovery, and accounts of feeling culturally torn or undefined—demonstrate the intrinsic links between language, culture, and identity.

About the Author

Mary Besemeres is a research fellow at Curtin University of Technology in western Australia. She is the author of Translating One’s Self: Language and Selfhood in Cross-Cultural Autobiography. Anna Wierzbicka is a professor of linguistics at the Australian National University. She is the author of Emotions Across Languages and Cultures, English: Meaning and Culture, and Understanding Cultures Through Their Key Words.