Capturing language choice patterns of communities undergoing language shift : A qualitative inquiry
This paper discusses methodological frameworks to capture language choice patterns in communities undergoing language shift. An alternative framework employed in a study of a complex language contact situation is presented. The framework uses relevant literature in two inter-related fields: (i) the...
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| description | This paper discusses methodological frameworks to capture language choice patterns in communities undergoing language shift. An alternative framework employed in a study of a complex language contact situation is presented. The framework uses relevant literature in two inter-related fields: (i) the study of language choice and (ii) the study of social variation in language and linguistic change. Earlier and recent theories of language choice are adopted in data collection and analysis, i.e. the macro-sociological construct and the method of observation from the micro-interactional approach. From the study of social variation in language, the notion of speaker variation in language choice, and the implicational scaling technique are incorporated in analysis. It is also proposed that attempts to describe language choice patterns of multilingual communities should include theories of Bilingualism as a starting point of inquiry. |
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| spelling | unimas-3412015-10-06T03:38:29Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/341/ Capturing language choice patterns of communities undergoing language shift : A qualitative inquiry Norahim, Norazuna AC Collections. Series. Collected works This paper discusses methodological frameworks to capture language choice patterns in communities undergoing language shift. An alternative framework employed in a study of a complex language contact situation is presented. The framework uses relevant literature in two inter-related fields: (i) the study of language choice and (ii) the study of social variation in language and linguistic change. Earlier and recent theories of language choice are adopted in data collection and analysis, i.e. the macro-sociological construct and the method of observation from the micro-interactional approach. From the study of social variation in language, the notion of speaker variation in language choice, and the implicational scaling technique are incorporated in analysis. It is also proposed that attempts to describe language choice patterns of multilingual communities should include theories of Bilingualism as a starting point of inquiry. Qualitative Research Association of Malaysia 2011 Proceeding PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/341/1/Capturing_language_choice_patterns_of%20_abstract.pdf Norahim, Norazuna (2011) Capturing language choice patterns of communities undergoing language shift : A qualitative inquiry. In: UNSPECIFIED. (Unpublished) http://www.myqra.org/ |
| spellingShingle | AC Collections. Series. Collected works Norahim, Norazuna Capturing language choice patterns of communities undergoing language shift : A qualitative inquiry |
| title | Capturing language choice patterns of communities undergoing language shift : A qualitative inquiry |
| title_full | Capturing language choice patterns of communities undergoing language shift : A qualitative inquiry |
| title_fullStr | Capturing language choice patterns of communities undergoing language shift : A qualitative inquiry |
| title_full_unstemmed | Capturing language choice patterns of communities undergoing language shift : A qualitative inquiry |
| title_short | Capturing language choice patterns of communities undergoing language shift : A qualitative inquiry |
| title_sort | capturing language choice patterns of communities undergoing language shift : a qualitative inquiry |
| topic | AC Collections. Series. Collected works |
| url | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/341/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/341/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/341/1/Capturing_language_choice_patterns_of%20_abstract.pdf |