Doctoral Dissertation Research: Ethnicity and Locality: Linguistic Variation and Practices among a Vietnamese American Student Group

博士论文研究：种族和地域：越南裔美国学生群体的语言变异和实践

• 批准号: 1349093
• 负责人: John Singler
• 金额: $ 1.19万
• 依托单位: New York University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-02-15 至 2016-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1349093&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Research; Ethnicity; Locality

How do ethnic minorities in the U.S. maintain their cultural identity as they integrate into American society? This dissertation research will focus on the linguistic practices of Vietnamese-American students at a university in Minnesota. Previous sociolinguistic studies of Asian Americans in the U.S. have focused on East Asians; other Asian groups are largely unstudied, even though Southeast Asians comprise the majority of the local Asian-American community in some parts of the country, such as the Twin Cities area in Minnesota. Previous research has shown that Southeast Asians may view themselves differently, as indicated by the use of references such as "the other Asian" or "new wave", terms that highlight a distinction from other Asian groups.Three questions guide this research: First, in what ways do members of this organization draw upon linguistic features in constructing their identities both within the organization and in their local community? Second, is there evidence that these speakers use features tied to their heritage language? Third, what practices orient speakers to or away from definitions of "Vietnamese" and "Asian American"? Data for this study will be collected from members of this organization as well as control groups of European Americans and native Vietnamese. Speech data includes individual interviews, group discussions, and spontaneous speech collected in naturalistic settings. Speech data will be complemented by ethnographic information collected through participant observation. From the point of view of sociolinguistic theory, the purpose of this research is to examine how speakers negotiate a diverse set of identities within the bounds of a specific community and how shared experiences shape the social meaning of linguistic variation. This research will add to our knowledge of the linguistic practices of Asian Americans and emphasize the wide range of histories and cultures that this label encompasses. This research will also focus attention on the varied identities with which ethnic minorities may align themselves.

在美国融入美国社会时，美国少数民族如何保持其文化认同？这项论文研究将重点介绍明尼苏达州一所大学的越南裔美国学生的语言实践。以前对美国亚裔美国人的社会语言研究集中在东亚人。即使东南亚人在该国某些地区（例如明尼苏达州的双子城区）组成了大多数当地的亚裔美国人社区，但其他亚洲群体也在很大程度上没有研究。先前的研究表明，东南亚人可能对自己的看法有所不同，如使用诸如“其他亚洲”或“新浪潮”之类的参考文献所表明的那样，这突出了与其他亚洲群体的区别。三个问题指导这项研究：首先，该组织的成员在该组织中构建其在组织中以及在本地社区中的语言特征方面如何借鉴？其次，是否有证据表明这些说话者使用与遗产语言相关的功能？第三，从“越南人”和“亚裔美国人”的定义中远离或远离哪些实践的说明扬声器？这项研究的数据将从该组织的成员以及欧美人和越南人的对照组收集。语音数据包括在自然主义环境中收集的个人访谈，小组讨论和自发的言语。通过参与者观察收集的民族志信息将补充语音数据。从社会语言理论的角度来看，这项研究的目的是研究说话者如何在特定社区的范围内谈判各种身份，以及共同的经验如何影响语言差异的社会意义。这项研究将增加我们对亚裔美国人的语言实践的了解，并强调该标签所包含的广泛历史和文化。这项研究还将关注少数民族可以与自己保持一致的各种身份。