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- Title
Lingua Familia.
- Authors
ADKINS, JUDITH
- Abstract
An essay is presented in which the author describes the development of her family's language. Topics discussed include the concept of lingua franca, the author's experience as an American military child living in Scotland, and the author's lesbianism. The importance of words in the author's relationship with her partner is also discussed.
- Subjects
SCOTLAND; LANGUAGE &; languages; LANGUAGE &; emotions; LINGUA francas; CHILDREN of military personnel; LESBIANS; LANGUAGE of LGBTQ+ people; AMERICANS; LESBIAN families; 21ST century (Literary period)
- Publication
Fourth Genre: Explorations in Nonfiction, 2014, Vol 16, Issue 1, p37
- ISSN
1522-3868
- Publication type
Creative Nonfiction
- DOI
10.14321/fourthgenre.16.1.0037