"Linguistic Safe Spaces and Stepping Stones: Rethinking 'Mudes' to Catalan through the Lens of Space"

Autor/inn/en	Puigdevall, Maite; Pujolar, Joan; Colombo, Alba
Titel	"Linguistic Safe Spaces and Stepping Stones: Rethinking 'Mudes' to Catalan through the Lens of Space"
Quelle	In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 43 (2022) 1, S.21-31 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Puigdevall, Maite) ORCID (Pujolar, Joan) ORCID (Colombo, Alba)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0143-4632
DOI	10.1080/01434632.2021.1974463
Schlagwörter	Romance Languages; Language Minorities; Biographies; Language Usage; Personal Narratives; Social Environment; Safety; Feminism; Sociolinguistics; Ethnography; Volunteers; Socialization; Popular Culture; Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Foreign Countries; Program Descriptions; Cultural Activities; Native Language; Spain; Spain (Barcelona) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Romanische Sprache; Sprachminderheit; Biography; Biografie; Biographie; Sprachgebrauch; Erlebniserzählung; Soziales Umfeld; Sicherheit; Feminismus; Soziolinguistik; Ethnografie; Freiwilliger; Socialisation; Sozialisation; Popkultur; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Ausland; Cultural activity; Kulturelle Aktivität; Spanien
Abstract	Previous studies of linguistic "mudes" in minority language contexts, this is, biographical junctures where speakers enact changes in their linguistic repertoire, have contributed to our understanding of how linguistic codes are appropriated across the lifespan using a largely temporal frame of reference. However, our research in Catalan contexts also points to a spatial dimension to these linguistic appropriations. Life history narratives often include reference to particular social contexts in which the pressure for linguistic correctness is relaxed and where individuals can try out new forms of self-presentation. In this article, we want to develop and apply the concepts of 'safe spaces' and 'bridge places' used in critical feminism to sociolinguistic processes based on data gathered through ethnographic fieldwork in two spaces: "Voluntariat per la llengua" (Volunteering for the language - VxL) and "Colles de Diables" (Devil's Groups, traditional Catalan culture groups). We found that the sites we studied are spaces that act both as catalysts of "mudes" and spaces where usual speakers of Catalan can also feel safe to subvert the prevalent linguistic accommodation norm of not addressing non-natives in Catalan. Furthermore, they act as 'stepping stones' to new socialisations and give rise to alternative discourses and practices. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/4/11