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Mother Tongue

Mother Tongue

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Mother Tongue: My Family's Globe-Trotting Quest to Dream in Mandarin, Laugh in Arabic, and Sing in Spanish

By Christine Gilbert.

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Imagine negotiating for a replacement carburettor in rural Mexico with words you're secretly pulling from a pocket dictionary. Imagine your two-year-old asking for more niunai at dinner a Mandarin word for milk that even you don't know yet. Imagine finding out that youre unexpectedly pregnant while living in war-torn Beirut. With vivid and evocative language, Christine Gilbert takes us along with her into foreign lands, showing us what it's like to make a life in an unfamiliar world and in an unfamiliar tongue.
 
Gilbert was a young mother when she boldly uprooted her family to move around the world, studying Mandarin in China, Arabic in Lebanon, and Spanish in Mexico, with her toddler son and all-American husband along for the ride. Their story takes us from Beijing to Beirut, from Cyprus to Chiang Maiand also explores recent breakthroughs in bilingual brain mapping and the controversial debates happening in linguistics right now.
 
Gilbert's adventures abroad prove just how much language influences culture (and vice versa), and lead her to results she never expected. Mother Tongue is a fascinating and uplifting story about taking big risks for bigger rewards and trying to find meaning and happiness through tireless pursuit no matter what hurdles may arise. It's a treat for language enthusiasts and armchair travellers alike.

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Mother Tongue

Mother Tongue

Mother Tongue: My Family's Globe-Trotting Quest to Dream in Mandarin, Laugh in Arabic, and Sing in Spanish

By Christine Gilbert.

You can buy this book directly from AMAZON.

Amazon

or contact Globexs and we will send the book to you.

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