Doctoral Dissertation Research: A Sociological Analysis of Affect and Language Use in Ethnic Subcultures

博士论文研究：民族亚文化中情感和语言使用的社会学分析

• 批准号: 0622873
• 负责人: Ronald Breiger
• 金额: $ 0.71万
• 依托单位: University of Arizona
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-08-15 至 2007-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0622873&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Sociological; Analysis

SES: 0622873PI: Ronald Breiger, University of ArizonaCo-PI: Tiffiny Guidry McKeon, University of ArizonaThis research uses an innovative approach, devised by the PIs, to study of how bilingualism (the speaking of two languages) relates to biculturalism (living in two cultures). The approach brings together research traditions and relevant analytical methods that span several fields: the sociological study of affect, network analysis, and linguistic and quantitative anthropology. While measuring perceptions of cultural elements and the connections of those elements to one another, the study asks three questions: 1) How interconnected are language and culture? 2) Do we use the same thoughts when we speak different languages? and 3) How does our conception of a culture change as the language to which it is connected dies? There are many cultures and subcultures existing in the dynamic society of the United States for which these questions are relevant. This project studies the Louisiana Cajuns living in and around Lafayette, LA. While elderly members of the culture still speak an extremely well-preserved form of the immigrant French language brought to the area in the mid-1700s by French-Acadian settlers, younger generations speak either no French at all or are taught only Standard French. The attempted revitalization since the 1970s of the Cajun culture in Louisiana provides a unique opportunity to study the connection between language and culture. The PIs employ survey methods within three different age cohorts -- elderly, middle-aged, and young adult -- to gain an understanding of how people feel about their culture and how cultural conceptions change with age and language spoken. Being also interested in the preservation of culture, the PIs conduct video-recorded personal interviews with the elderly study participants. Such data are scientifically valuable to understanding the affective differences between languages, how affective conceptions of culture change over time, and the mental mapping of cultural elements based in language. The video recordings, while providing an opportunity for gestural and sociolinguistic analyses, will also provide a folk record of stories and personal histories in both Cajun French and English. Groups like the Louisiana Cajuns will lose their native language within a few generations. Broader Impacts: The methods and techniques developed in this study may be used by other researchers to both record and understand the symbiotic relationship between minority languages and cultures threatened by extinction in other areas of the country and the world. The research can contribute to those interested in cultural preservation.

SES：0622873PI：Ronald Breiger，亚利桑那大学Co-PI：Tiffiny Guidry McKeon，亚利桑那大学这项研究采用由 PI 设计的创新方法来研究双语（讲两种语言）与双文化主义（生活在两种文化中）之间的关系。 该方法汇集了跨多个领域的研究传统和相关分析方法：情感社会学研究、网络分析以及语言和定量人类学。 在衡量对文化元素​​的看法以及这些元素之间的联系时，该研究提出了三个问题：1）语言和文化之间的相互联系如何？ 2）当我们说不同的语言时，我们是否使用相同的想法？ 3）当与之相关的语言消亡时，我们对文化的看法会如何变化？ 在充满活力的美国社会中存在着许多与这些问题相关的文化和亚文化。该项目研究居住在路易斯安那州拉斐特及其周边地区的路易斯安那州卡真人。 虽然该文化中的老年成员仍然使用保存完好的法语移民法语，这些语言是由法国阿卡迪亚定居者在 1700 年代中期带到该地区的，但年轻一代要么根本不会说法语，要么只教授标准法语。 自 20 世纪 70 年代以来路易斯安那州卡津文化的复兴尝试为研究语言与文化之间的联系提供了独特的机会。 PI 采用了针对三个不同年龄段（老年人、中年和年轻人）的调查方法，以了解人们对其文化的感受以及文化观念如何随着年龄和语言的变化而变化。 出于对文化保护的兴趣，PI 对老年研究参与者进行了录像式的个人访谈。 这些数据对于理解语言之间的情感差异、文化的情感概念如何随时间变化以及基于语言的文化元素的心理映射具有科学价值。 这些视频记录在为手势和社会语言学分析提供机会的同时，还将提供卡津法语和英语的故事和个人历史的民间记录。 像路易斯安那卡津人这样的群体将在几代人之内失去他们的母语。 更广泛的影响：本研究中开发的方法和技术可以被其他研究人员用来记录和理解在该国和世界其他地区面临灭绝威胁的少数民族语言和文化之间的共生关系。 这项研究可以为那些对文化保护感兴趣的人做出贡献。