Language Practices and Attitudes among Young Minority Language Speakers in Thailand

Autor/in	Siebenhütter, Stefanie
Titel	Language Practices and Attitudes among Young Minority Language Speakers in Thailand
Quelle	In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 42 (2021) 7, S.595-620 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Siebenhütter, Stefanie)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-4632
DOI	10.1080/01434632.2019.1711102
Schlagwörter	Language Attitudes; Language Minorities; Language Maintenance; Sociolinguistics; Language Usage; Language Proficiency; Young Adults; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Sino Tibetan Languages; Dravidian Languages; Austro Asiatic Languages; Self Efficacy; Reputation; Multilingualism; Foreign Countries; Thailand (Bangkok) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sprachverhalten; Sprachminderheit; Sprachpflege; Soziolinguistik; Sprachgebrauch; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Mehrsprachigkeit; Multilingualismus; Ausland
Abstract	Language practices and attitudes among young minority language speakers in Thailand, focusing on the Kui language, are examined. Sociolinguistic data obtained from three months of fieldwork in the northeastern provinces of Surin, Sisaket and Ubon Ratchathani and in Bangkok provide insights into the language competence, language attitudes and linguistic awareness of young Kui speakers. We found that young speakers use language differently in various settings. Males and females use minority and majority languages differently and with varying confidence. Internal and external motivations such as language prestige and identity condition may foretell the future of the Kui language in Thailand. The dynamics of minority language use and the preservation and transmission of threatened and shifting languages are highlighted. This study reveals the current speaking preferences of young Kui speakers and allows for predictions regarding their prospective short- and long-term language use. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01