Language Beyond Boundaries: Framing for a Dynamic Linguistic Ecological Approach to indigenous knowledge among Manobo-Matigsalug in Mindanao, Philippi

语言超越界限：为菲律宾棉兰老岛 Manobo-Matigsalug 土著知识制定动态语言生态方法框架

• 批准号: 2738275
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Nottingham
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2738275
• 关键词: Language; Beyond; Boundaries; Framing; Dynamic

Indigenous communities worldwide face the threat of losing their language, causing gradual annihilation of their rich linguistic and cultural heritage (United Nations, 2019; Igboanusi & Wolf, 2009; Anderson &Anderson, 2007). The incursion of dominant languages and cultures, and ongoing ecological concerns, provoke the progressive demise of indigenous knowledge systems and practices (IKSPs), traditionalknowledge transmitted across generations (United Nations, 2019). Philippine indigenous communities also face these perils, and the Manobo-Matigsalug, a Bukidnon aboriginal community of about fifty thousand people, are gravely affected.My project, building on my previous studies of indigenous languages, examines the Manobo-Matigsalug's changing "language ecology" (i.e. how languages interact with each other and the places they arespoken (Haugen, 1972)), in response to the threat to their IKSPs. My overarching research question is "How do the Manobo-Matigsalug in Sinuda, Kitaotao, Bukidnon, Philippines adapt to the dynamiclinguistic ecology of their society?" Specifically, my project will investigate:1. What hegemonic languages, cultures, political systems, economic institutions, and environmental issues drive changes in the language ecology of the Manobo-Matigsalug?2. How do the Manobo-Matigsalug project their language attitudes and ideologies in facing the changes to their language ecology?3. How does the Manobo-Matigsalug language ecology affect the preservation or abandonment of their IKSPs?Answering these questions at a time of crucial change will benefit the indigenous peoples in understanding and expressing their needs to government agencies, and help government organisationsand international development agencies understand how to support indigenous communities undergoing massive rapid change. My research draws on three key theoretical frameworks: language ecology,language attitudes, and language ideologies. The notion of language ecology is now well-established, but the interaction between language and environment, and the impact of hegemonic cultures and economicinstitutions are not well understood. The Haugenian tradition (building on Haugen, 1972) takes into account language, human mind, society, and environment; biolinguistic approaches examine multilingualsystems as analogous to biodiversity (Nettle & Romain, 2002); and Hallidayans link language to environmental issues and politics (Halliday, 1991). I also draw on approaches to language attitudes(Sallabank, 2013; Garrett, 2010) to analyse Manobo-Matigsalug's individualistic disposition towards their language, and theories of language ideologies (Kroskrity, 2010; Gal, 2009) to analyse their collectiveconstrual of their language in its social, cultural, and political environment.I adopt an ethnographic approach, through participant-observation, requiring 8 months of immersion, living with the Manobo-Matigsalug, observing and recording conversations, behaviours, activities, andmeanings of social actions to reveal their dynamic ecolinguistics and IKSPs. To test, corroborate, and/or refine my understanding of my ethnographic data, I will conduct in-depth sociolinguistic interviews andfocus group discussions with the Manobo-Matigsalug.My interdisciplinary research pioneers three aspects:combining language, culture, politics, economics, and environmental science in ecolinguistics; how culture and economics reshape ecolinguistics; and how ecolinguistics sustain/damage IKSPs. These perspectives have not previously been explored in the Philippine context.My project is structured for 3.5 years: Yr1 - orientation, completion of literature review, and refinement of literature review, Yr2 - fieldwork and analysis, Yr3-3.5 - completion of analysis, writing, andpublication.

世界各地的土著社区面临着失去语言的威胁，导致其丰富的语言和文化遗产逐渐消失（联合国，2019年；伊博努西和沃尔夫，2009年；安德森和安德森，2007年）。主导语言和文化的入侵，以及持续存在的生态问题，引发了土著知识体系和实践（IKSPs）的逐渐消亡，这些传统知识是代代相传的（联合国，2019年）。菲律宾土著社区也面临着这些危险，约有5万人的布基德农土著社区马诺博-马蒂格萨卢格受到了严重影响。我的项目建立在我以前对土著语言的研究基础上，研究了manoo - matigsalug不断变化的“语言生态”（即语言如何相互作用以及它们使用的地方（Haugen, 1972）），以应对对其iksp的威胁。我的首要研究问题是“菲律宾布基德农省基陶陶省Sinuda的Manobo-Matigsalug人如何适应他们社会的动态语言生态？”具体来说，我的项目将调查：1。是什么霸权语言、文化、政治制度、经济制度和环境问题推动了马诺博-马蒂格萨鲁格语的语言生态变化？面对语言生态的变化，马诺博-马蒂格萨鲁格人如何表现自己的语言态度和意识形态？Manobo-Matigsalug语言生态如何影响其iksp的保存或放弃？在关键变革时期回答这些问题将有利于土著人民理解和向政府机构表达他们的需求，并帮助政府组织和国际发展机构了解如何支持正在经历巨大快速变革的土著社区。我的研究借鉴了三个关键的理论框架：语言生态、语言态度和语言意识形态。语言生态学的概念目前已经确立，但语言与环境的相互作用以及霸权文化和经济制度的影响尚未得到很好的理解。Haugenian传统（建立在Haugen， 1972）考虑了语言、人类思维、社会和环境；生物语言学方法检查多语言系统类似于生物多样性（Nettle & Romain, 2002）；Hallidayans将语言与环境问题和政治联系起来（Halliday, 1991）。我还利用语言态度研究方法（salabank, 2013; Garrett, 2010）来分析Manobo-Matigsalug对其语言的个人主义倾向，以及语言意识形态理论（Kroskrity, 2010; Gal, 2009）来分析他们在社会、文化和政治环境中对其语言的集体理解。我采用了一种民族志方法，通过参与者观察，需要8个月的浸泡，与Manobo-Matigsalug一起生活，观察和记录对话，行为，活动和社会行动的意义，以揭示他们的动态生态语言学和iksp。为了测试、证实和/或完善我对民族志数据的理解，我将与Manobo-Matigsalug进行深入的社会语言学访谈和焦点小组讨论。我的跨学科研究开创了三个方面：将语言、文化、政治、经济和环境科学结合在生态语言学中；文化和经济如何重塑生态语言学以及生态语言学如何维持/破坏iksp。这些观点以前没有在菲律宾的背景下进行探讨。我的项目结构为3.5年：Yr1 -定位，完成文献综述和文献综述的细化，Yr2 -实地调查和分析，Yr3-3.5 -完成分析，写作和发表。