“I’m not angry!”
Language ideologies, misunderstanding, and marginalization among North Korean refugees in rural South Korea
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21196608 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mi Yung Park (0000-0002-1210-0709, University of Auckland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 2591-2611 |
| Publication date | 2024-11-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Applied Linguistics Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1868-6303 • E-ISSN: 1868-6311 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/applirev-2022-0183 |
| OpenAlex | W4386604691 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 35 |
This qualitative study examines the language attitudes and language use of two North Korean refugees living in the Gyeongsang provincial region of South Korea and actively trying to assimilate into mainstream Korean society. In interviews, the participants expressed a hierarchical view of three varieties of Korean (their North Korean Hamgyong dialect, the South Korean Gyeongsang dialect, and standard South Korean). They discussed how their North Korean accents exacerbated their marginalization, described the Gyeongsang dialect as “ignorant” and “rude,” and explained how and why they were trying to acquire standard South Korean. They also described how their North Korean accent continued to affect their communication with local South Korean speakers, who often perceived them as sounding angry and commanding. The participants had developed diverse communicative strategies in response to these language-related challenges, including smiling so as to not appear aggressive, remaining silent to avoid being outed by their speech, speaking carefully to appear more South Korean and avoid potential misunderstandings, and proactively revealing their North Korean background and seeking their interlocutors’ understanding in advance. Based on the findings, the study offers practical implications for language-support programs designed for North Korean refugees
Ideology · Korean language · Linguistics · Mainstream · Political science · Refugee · Sociology · Standard Chinese · Gender Studies · History · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |