Attitudes to regional language in urban areas: Low German in Hamburg

该项目的重点是分析城市地区语言对不同语言形式的态度。我们将以汉堡的低德语为例，考虑到这种方言在现在所扮演的角色这个问题。尽管德语在交际中的关联度越来越低，但它仍是文化和媒体的一部分，因此在公众眼中也是如此。这一惊人的发现导致了一种假设，即低德语被视为一种特殊的地方特征，该方言的象征功能有所增加。通过对公共语言使用的分析，将解释目前德语使用和评估的低水平功能的逐渐转变。将优先考虑公共机构的演讲者和主角使用低德语或处理相关文化和媒体活动和产品的动机。本研究将探讨低德语的识别潜力，换句话说，低德语在身份建构和身份保持方面的使用率有多低，或者它是否被视为一种工具。因此，对汉堡低级德语的态度(有意识或无意识)是由采访决定的。它将被问到，是否有一套特定的价值观与文化和媒体中对低德语的关注有关。可以假设，除了个人的童年记忆之外，汉堡港及其传统职业，以及汉堡的历史及其汉萨传统，都与低德语联系在一起。使用低德语、对方言的承诺、对文化祭品的接受以及对方言的总体积极评价可以理解为对当地忠诚度的一种表达。为了确保所有这些活动都可以被评估为试图参与积极的地方陈规定型观念。低德语将被视为特定汉堡身份的一部分。

The project focuses on the analysis of language attitudes towards regional forms of speech in urban areas. The example of Low German in Hamburg will be examined, considering the question what role the dialect plays in the present. Despite decreasing communicative relevance the Low German dialect is part of culture and media and as such perceived in public. This striking finding leads to the hypothesis that Low German is perceived as a special local characteristic and that the symbolic function of the dialect has increased. The current gradual functional shift of Low German usage and assessment will be explained by an analysis of public language use. Priority will be given to the motivation of speakers and protagonists in public institutions to use Low German or to deal with relevant cultural and media activities and products. The potential of identification of Low German will be investigated, in other words how Low German is used for identity construction and identity preservation or if it is perceived as an instrument for those. Therefore the (conscious or unconscious) attitudes towards the Low German dialect in Hamburg are determined by interviews. It will be asked whether a specific set of values is connected to the preoccupation with Low German in culture and media. It can be assumed that in addition to the individual's own childhood memories the Hamburg harbor with its traditional professions and the history of Hamburg with its hanseatic tradition are associated with Low German. The use of Low German, the commitment to the dialect, the reception of cultural offerings and the overall positive assessment of the dialect can be understood as an expression of local loyalty. In order to that all these activities can be assessed as attempt to participate in positive local stereotypes. Low German would then be considered as a part of a specific Hamburg identity.