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Autor/in | Takeuchi, Jae DiBello |
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Titel | Code-Switching as Linguistic Microaggression: L2-Japanese and Speaker Legitimacy |
Quelle | In: Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 42 (2023) 2, S.249-283 (35 Seiten)
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Zusatzinformation | ORCID (Takeuchi, Jae DiBello) |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0167-8507 |
DOI | 10.1515/multi-2021-0069 |
Schlagwörter | Code Switching (Language); Second Language Learning; Japanese; Aggression; Antisocial Behavior; Public Officials; Native Speakers; Journalism; English (Second Language); Discourse Analysis; Foreign Countries; News Reporting; Video Technology; Language Usage; Language Role; Social Media; Sociolinguistics; Second Language Instruction |
Abstract | At a press conference in Japan, an L2-Japanese reporter questioned an L1-Japanese politician. Although the press conference was conducted in Japanese, the politician code-switched to English during their exchange. The reporter challenged the politician's code-switching; a confrontational exchange ensued. The reporter's reaction depicts the code-switching as linguistic microaggression. Linguistic microaggressions are verbal comments focused on language use itself which intentionally or unintentionally discriminate. I analyze two data sets: the press conference data and an interview with the reporter, and a survey conducted with over 300 L2-Japanese speakers in Japan. Microanalysis of the press conference reveals linguistic microaggression and a struggle for speaker legitimacy. Qualitative thematic analysis of survey data examines L2-Japanese speakers' reactions to unwanted code-switching. Together, analysis of these data sets shows how 1) linguistic microaggression can be resisted while asserting one's own speaker legitimacy, and 2) L2-Japanese speakers can react strongly to unwanted code-switching. Few studies examine unwanted code-switching. I argue that the code-switching examined here was linguistic microaggression and was perceived as a threat to L2 speaker legitimacy. Findings contribute to research that critically examines L2 speakers' struggles in Japan and have implications for understanding L2 speaker legitimacy. (As Provided). |
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Update | 2024/1/01 |