Lost in the Middle: Changing native languages

York is an incredibly exciting, vibrant and diverse city, rich in heritage, discovery and an overriding sense of curiosity - in short a city where ideas spring to life and flourish and where collaboration is celebrated.York Festival of Ideas will return in 2025, from31 May - 13 Junewith the theme ofMaking Waves.yorkfestivalofideas.com

York Festival of Ideas

A screening of Lost in the Middle, a documentary featuring a group of bilinguals/bidialectals discussing their language journeys. Plus Q&A.

York Law School

Our native language or ‘mother tongue’ can change during our adult lives when we move to a different region or country long-term. Known as ‘native language attrition’ this can affect our identity and sense of ourselves.Discover more at a special screening of Lost in the Middle, a short documentary by filmmaker Asten Holmes-Elliott which features a group of bilinguals/bidialectals discussing their ‘language journeys’ and how their relationship to their native language changed after migration. The film addresses how migration and learning a second language, for all its positives, can threaten the often previously unacknowledged power and security that being able to fully express yourself in your native language brings; a language that often connects you to your home, your family and your history.The event also features a Q&A with Asten and experts in language attrition. Why not come along and share your own experiences?Lost in the Middle is one of several outputs of The Vulnerable Native Grammars (VNG) Project, an Arts &amp; Humanities Research Council funded collaboration between the University of Southampton and the University of York, which ran from 2020-2023.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Please ensure you use the correct email address as this is where your ticket will be sent. If you do not provide the correct address, you will not receive the acknowledgement email or ticket.

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