D. Singleton & V. Regan: Introduction E. Debaene: Emigration Versus Mobility: The Case of the Polish Community in France and Ireland V. Regan: The Bookseller and the Basketball player: Tales from the French Polonia N. Nestor: The Positional Distribution of Discourse Like - A Case Study of Young Poles in Ireland B. Bidzinska: The Polish Diaspora in Austria: Identity, Integrations and Attitudes Towards Native Language and Culture E. Debaene & J. Harris: Divergence, Convergence and Passing for a Native Speaker: Variations in Use of English by Polish Migrants in Ireland. A. Skrzypek: The Direction of Causality in the Relationship Between Phonological Short-term Memory and L2 Lexical Knowledge: The Case of Adult Polish Learners of English in Ireland. R. Kopeckova: Segmental Acquisition in Polish Child and Adult Learners in Ireland P. Walsh & D.Singleton: Variation in English Lexical Acquisition Among Polish Migrant Children in Ireland
David Singleton is Professor, University of Pannonia, Hungary and Fellow Emeritus, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. He has published widely on second language acquisition, multilingualism and lexicology and is the series editor for the SLA series published by Multilingual Matters.Vera Regan is Associate Professor of Sociolinguistics at University College Dublin. She is Chevalier de laEURO(t)ordre des Palmes AcadA(c)miques and has served as President of the European Second Language Association, President of the Association for French Language Association, and President of the Association of Canadian Studies in Ireland.Ewelina Debaene holds a PhD in English Applied Linguistics from Warsaw University (2005). She has worked as a Lecturer in Polish Language and Culture at Trinity College Dublin and is currently delivering a series of lectures at Marii Curie-SkA'odowska University and the Medical University of Lublin.
This book is an exciting and comprehensive, multidimensional study looking into the acquisition and use of languages in migrant communities from both the linguistic and cultural perspectives. It offers a unique comparative insight into language acquisition and maintenance among Polish migrants to Ireland and France, being the first project of its kind. Full of fascinating psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic findings, the book is an invaluable and novel contribution to the migration studies. -- Anna Cieslicka, Texas A&M International University, USA This book will be of real interest to researchers and postgraduates interested not only in the Polish diaspora in Europe, but also in a broad range of contemporary language and migration issues. The multi-faceted approach it takes to issues related to Polish migration to Ireland is particularly fascinating. -- Barbara Geraghty, University of Limerick, Ireland The inspirational role of the book cannot be underestimated: By providing insights into the nature of research ideas developed in the project, the book offers a point of reference for other researchers interested in the acquisition of linguistic and cultural aspects in migrant communities. -- Ewa Waniek-Klimczak, University of Lodz, Poland Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching, Vol. 3 No. 4 December 2013
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