TRANSFORMING FAMILY LANGUAGE POLICY IN TIMES OF WAR AND DISPLACEMENT

This theoretical article proposes a reconceptualization of family language policy (FLP) as a dynamic system responsive to crisis-induced sociolinguistic change, focusing on its transformation under the pressures of war and forced displacement.It explores the structural components of FLP -language ideologies, language practices, and language management -and examines how each of these elements is reconfigured in multilingual families confronted with instability, geopolitical rupture, and transnational mobility.Drawing on established sociolinguistic and policy-oriented frameworks, the article highlights the interplay between macro-level influences (such as wartime language delegitimization and migration regimes) and micro-level affective and strategic family responses.Special attention is paid to the Ukrainian context, where the sociopolitical upheaval since 2014, culminating in the full-scale invasion of 2022, has triggered deep re-evaluation of language ideologies and domestic linguistic practices.The article analyzes how war, migration, and sociocultural dislocation reshape the internal logic and external expression of FLP, providing a rare insight into how family language policy evolves in real-time under conditions of sustained geopolitical crisis.It also discusses the increased symbolic load of language in wartime, which often results in intensified emotional attachment or rejection of specific codes, especially in bilingual and multilingual families.The article aims to refine the theoretical model of FLP for use in contexts marked by instability and forced migration.It argues that transformations in FLP reflect both reactive and proactive family strategies, with families functioning as active agents in linguistic adaptation.This work contributes to FLP theory by proposing a multidimensional model relevant to disciplines concerned with language, identity, education, and crisis-driven displacement.