Research
Guardado's research examines heritage language socialization,focusing on how language ideologies influence the transmission of heritage languages within families. His early work,including the award-winning paper "Loss and Maintenance of First Language Skills:Case Studies of Hispanic Families in Vancouver," explored the sociocultural dynamics affecting Spanish-speaking families in Canada. [1]
He has since contributed to the study of language ideologies and their role in shaping multilingual identities. His 2018 book Discourse,Ideology,and Heritage Language Socialization proposes a discourse-based framework for researching heritage language development. [2]
More recently,Guardado has undertaken ethnographic research supporting the revitalization of Pipil Náhuat,an endangered Indigenous language of El Salvador,working with communities and elders to document and sustain its use. [3]
He has also commented in the Canadian media on how language influences public perception. In a discussion with CityNews,he explained that PETA's critique of derogatory idioms like “chicken”or “pig”reflects a broader understanding that “language and culture are tightly connected and they are often seen as one and the same.” [4] He also contributed to commentary in The Globe and Mail on how accent perception varies depending on listener identity,underscoring the societal power of language in constructing social categories. [5]
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