Multilingualism, language choice, and identity construction
Diasporic Ukrainians in Shanghai
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3627243 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yuanyuan Liu (0000-0002-2216-2954, School of Education Shanghai International Studies University Shanghai China), Fengwei Liu (0009-0007-8893-6805, School of Russian and Eurasian Studies Shanghai International Studies University Shanghai China), Zichen Wang (0000-0003-0326-336X, School of Russian and Eurasian Studies Shanghai International Studies University Shanghai China), Zhichao Wang (0000-0001-6570-9289, Shanghai International Studies University), Ying Mei (0000-0002-8508-4076, School of Russian and Eurasian Studies Shanghai International Studies University Shanghai China) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 42-60 |
| Publication date | 2024-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Sociolinguistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1360-6441 • E-ISSN: 1467-9841 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/josl.12652 |
| OpenAlex | W4394724316 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 29 |
This article reports on a study of multilingualism, language choice, and identity construction for six Ukrainians in Shanghai, China. Thematic analysis of data collected from netnographic observation, semi-structured interviews, and narrative frame writing revealed that diasporic Ukrainians' language choice is both instrumentally strategic and sociopolitically charged; in the public domain, they construct light "citizen of the world" and "nice foreigner" identities; in the private domain, they construct "Ukrainian who speaks Ukrainian language" identity. To understand the seemingly binary or even conflicted situation, we turn to the concept of "social anchoring" and propose a conceptualization of "diasporic people's language choice and identity selection." This study shows that the construction of diasporic identity is, first of all, an individualistic process, articulating the affective aspect in their seeking psychological stability; it is also a social practice indicating diasporic people's strategies in seeking social stability
Aesthetics · Art · Identity (music · Linguistics · Multilingualism · Neuroscience of multilingualism · Sociolinguistics · Sociology · Anthropology · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Philosophy
Durkheim and the Internet
Metalanguage
Transpositioning
Identity in Interaction
"Re-Imagining" the Homeland? Languages and National Belonging in Ukrainian Diasporas since the Euromaidan
Digital polycentricity and diasporic connectivity
Networked multilingualism
Attitudes towards linguistic variation in the Ukrainian community in the United Kingdom
International Migrants in China’s Global City
The Call of the Homeland
Choosing a Mother Tongue
Da diáspora às etnopaisagens
Contested Diaspora
Diaspora Identities and Language
I'm a Greek Kiwi”
A New Look at Region, Language, Ethnicity and Civic National Identity in Ukraine
Commercial radio
Introduction
Commentary
Interpreting "Nationality" and "Language" in the 2001 Ukrainian Census
Moment Analysis and translanguaging space
Digital Ethnography in an Age of Information Warfare
Social Anchoring
The 'diaspora' diaspora
Beyond 'identity
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |