{"product_id":"mother-tongue-tied-by-malwina-gudowska-9781804440797","title":"Mother Tongue Tied","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Brilliantly illustrates how multilingual mothers are disproportionately tasked with preserving linguistic heritage on one hand and preparing children for public society on the other - all while finding a language for their own new maternal identity'\u003c\/strong\u003e Eliane Glaser, author of \u003cem\u003eMotherhood: A Manifesto\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is estimated that more than half of the world's population communicates in more than one language and over a third of the population in the United Kingdom is multilingual. And yet, life in multiple languages is rarely discussed publicly; myths and misconceptions prevail, and the pressure to keep heritage languages alive has become a private conflict for millions. Linguistic diversity is more prevalent than ever, but so is linguistic inequality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLinguist Malwina Gudowska, herself trilingual, sheds light on the ways in which we navigate language, its power to shape and reshape lives, and the ripple effects felt far beyond any one home or any one language. It takes one generation for a family language to be lost. One generation - like mother to child. \u003cem\u003eMother Tongue Tied\u003c\/em\u003e explores the emotional weight of raising multilingual children while grappling with your own identity and notions of home. At what cost does a mother save a language? Or does she let it slip away and, with it, a part of herself her children may never know.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47431672561900,"sku":"9781804440797","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781804440797.jpg?v=1774557407","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/mother-tongue-tied-by-malwina-gudowska-9781804440797","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}