Dissertation Research: Language Socialization in Rural and Urban Communities in Dominica, West Indies

论文研究：西印度群岛多米尼加农村和城市社区的语言社会化

• 批准号: 9602870
• 负责人: Bambi Schieffelin
• 金额: $ 0.5万
• 依托单位: New York University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1996
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1996-10-01 至 1997-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9602870&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Dissertation; Research; Language; Socialization; Rural

9602870 Paugh In Dominica, a French creole (Kweyol) dating to early French colonization remains in use along with different varieties of English (the official language). An urban/rural split exists: the most "standard" English is spoken in the capital town, while Kweyol and different varieties of English are spoken throughout the rural village population. Though historically denigrated by middle- class urbanites, Kweyol has figured centrally in the state's project of building a unified post-colonial nation since Independence in 1978. But while the attitudes of many middle-class urban adults towards Kweyol are changing, rural villagers still struggle with restricted skills in English and view Kweyol as a disability. Children growing up today face a sociolinguistically complex environment where multilingualism is accompanied by multiple language ideologies concerning language choice. How children become communicatively competent in the language(s) and language ideologies of their communities in such a highly variable, multilingual creole environment will be investigated through a longitudinal child language socialization study of six children (in both town and village). The children's naturally occurring speech with various interlocutors during daily activities will be systematically audio-tape recorded, transcribed, and analyzed. This study will investigate the links between changing language ideologies and practices, language choice and identity construction, and post-colonial nation building in Dominica. It will yield data on multilingual language acquisition, the social organization of caregiving, processes of language maintenance and shift, and the learning of cultural and linguistic practices in a creole society. It will contribute to several growing areas of research including linguistic ideologies. language and nationalism, creole sociolinguistics, and Caribbean area studies. ***

9602870 Paugh在多米尼加，一种可以追溯到早期法国殖民时期的法语克里奥尔语（Kweyol）仍然与英语（官方语言）的不同变体沿着使用。城市/农村的分裂存在：最“标准”的英语是在首都城市，而奎约尔语和不同种类的英语在整个农村人口中使用。虽然历史上受到中产阶级城市居民的诋毁，但奎约尔自1978年独立以来一直在该州建立一个统一的后殖民国家的项目中发挥着核心作用。但是，尽管许多城市中产阶级成年人对Kweyol的态度正在发生变化，但农村村民仍然在英语技能有限的情况下挣扎，并将Kweyol视为一种残疾。今天成长的儿童面临着一个复杂的社会语言环境，在这种环境中，使用多种语言伴随着关于语言选择的多种语言意识形态。儿童如何成为沟通能力的语言（S）和语言意识形态，他们的社区在这样一个高度可变的，多语言的克里奥尔语环境将调查通过纵向儿童语言社会化研究的六个孩子（在城镇和乡村）。孩子们在日常活动中与各种对话者自然发生的讲话将被系统地录音，转录和分析。本研究将探讨变化中的语言意识形态和实践，语言选择和身份建设，和后殖民国家建设在多米尼克之间的联系。它将产生关于多语言习得、语言的社会组织、语言保持和转换的过程以及克里奥尔社会中文化和语言实践的学习的数据。它将为包括语言意识形态在内的几个不断发展的研究领域做出贡献。语言和民族主义，克里奥尔社会语言学和加勒比地区研究。 ***