Identité(s), translanguaging et transculturing : repenser les dynamiques linguistiques et culturelles dans un monde pluriel

Abstract

This article examines the relationships between identity(ies), translanguaging, and transculturing in a context of linguistic and cultural plurality. Drawing on the seminal work of García (2009), Li Wei (2018), Kramsch (2009), Blommaert (2010), and Narcy-Combes et alii (2019), it offers a theoretical reflection on contemporary hybrid practices and their impact on identity construction. This reflection highlights the need to move beyond monolingual and multiculturalist models in favor of dynamic, integrative, and critical approaches to linguistic and cultural diversity.

Cuvinte-cheie: identitate, transculturare, translingvism, pluralitate lingvistică și interculturală, construcția identității

REZUMAT

În articol, examinăm relațiile dintre identitate/identităţi, translingvism și transculturare într-un context al pluralității lingvistice și culturale. Bazându-ne pe lucrările fundamentale ale lui García (2009), Li Wei (2018), Kramsch (2009), Blommaert (2010) și Narcy-Combes et alii (2019), oferim o reflecție teoretică asupra practicilor hibride contemporane și a impactului acestora asupra construcției identității. Această reflecție subliniază necesitatea de a depăși modelele monoglotice și multiculturaliste în favoarea unor abordări dinamice, integrative și critice ale diversității glotice și culturale.

LANGUAGE OF PUBLICATION

French

TITLE IN ENGLISH

Identity(Ies), Translanguaging and Transculturing: Rethinking Linguistic and Cultural Dynamics in a Plural World

UDC: 81

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Received: September 2, 2025 | Reviewed: September 16, 2025 | Accepted for publication: September 30, 2025

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