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ERIC Number: EJ1358330
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jul
Pages: 21
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0155-0640
EISSN: EISSN-1833-7139
Sojourner Experiences and Spatial Repertoires: Space and Positioning in the Proficiency of an Academic Spouse
Sandbulte, Jade; Canagarajah, Suresh
Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, v45 n2 p198-2118 Jul 2022
Research on translingual repertoires has highlighted the diverse semiotic resources that individuals access in communication, but little research has considered how spatial factors permit or limit access to these resources. Furthermore, as translingual studies have predominantly focused on interactional analysis, there is a paucity of studies on how social networks shape the repertoires of users. To fill this gap, we examine the communicative practices of an international spouse temporarily living in the United States. Through interview data and mobility maps, we analyze the participant's subject positioning and its relation to his use of spatial resources in different spaces. Despite the participant's low English proficiency, he engaged in conversations in many spaces through strategic employment of semiotic resources, including multiple languages and material objects. He also adopted certain positionings that afforded him more opportunities to interact. Thus, we argue that the usefulness of semiotic resources is tied to the spaces in which they are employed and that access to these resources is shaped by subject positioning.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Brazil; United States
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