Gwybodaeth Cyswllt
Location: 37-41 College Road
Cymwysterau
- MA: Ethics and Sociology of Sport
Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2021 - BA: Astudiaethau Chwaraeon ac Addysg Gorfforol
Cardiff Metropolitan University, 2019
Cyhoeddiadau
2022
- Cyhoeddwyd
Jones, M. & Hardman, A., Maw 2022, Philosophy, Sport and the Pandemic. Fry, J. P. & Elgar, A. (gol.). Routledge, 17 t.
Allbwn ymchwil: Pennod mewn Llyfr/Adroddiad/Trafodion Cynhadledd 鈥� Pennod 鈥� adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
2021
- Cyhoeddwyd
Jones, C., Jones, M. & Mayes, D., Hyd 2021, Yn: Gwerddon. 33, t. 33-54
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn 鈥� Erthygl 鈥� adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
Gweithgareddau
2024
Paper presented at the International Congress of Linguists 2024 in Pozna艅:
Active language policy and the fostering or maintenance of positive attitudes are fundamental
components in the prevention of language shift (e.g. Fishman, 1990). This, together with recent
methodological developments in sociolinguistics (Kircher & Zipp, 2022) calls for a more holistic approach to the measurement of language attitudes and their relationship with exposure levels. In this paper, we present three large studies investigating the relationship between early exposure, language attitudes, and different bilingual language policies in three European communities where a minority/endangered language co鈥恊xists with a sociolinguistically dominant language.
The bilingual communities under investigation are Lombard鈥怚talian in Italy, Moselle Franconian鈥怗erman in Belgium, and Welsh鈥怑nglish in Wales, exemplifying fundamentally different types of language policy as well as systematic variation in both opportunities for and amount of early exposure. The Welsh language receives full socio鈥恜olitical recognition, and there exist ample opportunities for people to be exposed to Welsh either in the family or broader community. Lombard, on the other hand, is in a situation of benign neglect, not benefitting from any active policy and with rather scarce opportunities for exposure except for those who grow up in a predominantly Lombard鈥恠peaking family. Moselle Franconian is somewhat in between: while not officially recognised, its speakers are considered a German鈥恠peaking minority. Importantly, however, due to a situation of diglossia (Ferguson, 1959), it is
Moselle鈥怓ranconian 鈥� rather than German 鈥� that is regularly spoken in daily communication, hence providing ample opportunities for early exposure.
To investigate the relationship between these different sociolinguistic situations and the effect they may have on speakers鈥� attitudes, we collected data from 338 participants aged between 24鈥�36 years, employing three different methodologies that varied in degree of explicitness: the Attitudes towards Languages Questionnaire (Schoel et al., 2012), the Matched Guise Technique (Lambert et al., 1960), and the Implicit Association Test (Greenwald et al., 1998).
Data from each method will be investigated in relation to several indicators of early exposure
collected through a linguistic background questionnaire, as well as to extralinguistic variables 鈥� notably gender 鈥� while attitude dimensions such as status and solidarity will also be explored.
Preliminary results suggest potential links between bilingual language policy and speakers鈥�
attitudes, with possible interactions between types of exposure and some of the attitude scores. This research can provide insight into how different policies may affect language attitudes, and the role of early exposure as potential mediator.
8 Medi 2024
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