Evaluative reactions to minority languages and their varieties
Evidence from new speakers of West Frisian
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2902684 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ruth Kircher (0000-0001-8437-7371, Fryske Akademy, corresponding author), Ethan Kutlu (0000-0001-9096-146X, University of Iowa), Mirjam Vellinga (Fryske Akademy) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 237-263 |
| Publication date | 2025-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language in Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-4045 • E-ISSN: 1469-8013 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0047404523000805 |
| OpenAlex | W4387367874 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 41 |
Little is known about the connection between individuals' evaluative reactions to (i) minority languages as such, and (ii) specific varieties of these minority languages. This study investigates such evaluative reactions amongst new speakers of Frisian in the Netherlands (n = 264). A questionnaire was used to elicit participants' attitudes towards the Frisian language and their evaluations of the specific variety of Frisian they were taught. The results reveal a significant correlation between participants' status-related attitudes towards Frisian and their anonymity-related evaluations of the variety they were taught-as well as between participants' solidarity-related attitudes towards Frisian and their authenticity-related evaluations of the variety they were taught. The former are close to neutral; the latter are mildly positive. The article discusses how these results not only advance our general understanding of language in society, but also facilitate the development of more comprehensive science communication to inform revitalisation strategies in minority contexts. (Language attitudes, language ideologies, minority languages, language planning, language revitalisation, language transmission, new speakers
Linguistics · Minority language · Pedagogy · Political science · Sociology · Solidarity · Variety (cybernetics) · Computer Science · Linguistic research and analysis · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |