Voices from the diaspora
Changing hierarchies and dynamics of Chinese multilingualism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4746904 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Li Wei (0000-0002-2015-7262, Birkbeck, University of London), Zhu Hua (0000-0003-1500-3047, Birkbeck, University of London) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 2010 |
| Issue | 205 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of the Sociology of Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0165-2516 • E-ISSN: 1613-3668 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/ijsl.2010.043 |
| OpenAlex | W1492622804 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 52 |
| References cited | 3 |
The so-called Chinese diasporas, i.e. Chinese communities outside Greater China (China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan), have traditionally been dialect dominant; that is, the vast majority of Chinese immigrants are speakers of (especially Southern) dialects. Cantonese and Hokkien are two of the most prominent dialects. With globalization and the rise of China as a world politico-economic power, the national, standardized variety, Putonghua, is gaining particular prestige amongst the Chinese diasporas. For example, all the Cantonese schools for British Chinese children in the UK now also teach Putonghua, but none of the Putonghua schools teach Cantonese. Using ethnographic interviews with and participant observation of Chinese people of different generations in various diasporic communities, this paper examines the changing hierarchies of varieties of Chinese, the implications of such changes for the education and identity development of the young, and the constitution of a (speech) community in the post-modern era. It focuses on language attitude and linguistic practices (including literacy practices). It also investigates the tensions between the competing ideologies and discourses on national and ethnic identities, nationalism, community relations and cultural values. © 2010 Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG
China · Diaspora · Ethnography · Globalization · Ideology · Immigration · Language ideology · Linguistics · Literacy · Mainland China · Multilingualism · National language · Nationalism · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Prestige · Sociology · Anthropology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics · Multilingual Education and Policy
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| Unique citing works | 52 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,47 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 28 |