Intergroup dynamics and variation in postcolonial ESL varieties

IF 0.8 4区文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS

English World-Wide Pub Date : 2019-06-13 DOI:10.1075/EWW.00026.STE

G. Stell, R. Fuchs

引用次数: 4

Abstract

L1 background is often described as the main factor accounting for variation in postcolonial ESL varieties. However, recent studies (e.g. Mesthrie 2009, 2017) suggest that variation patterns in ESL varieties can in some cases also be linked to identity factors rooted in local patterns of intergroup relations. This study examines the interrelation between L1 background and such identity factors in the phonetic patterns found in the English varieties spoken in Namibia. The data consist of a corpus of careful style elicited via sociolinguistic interviews from an ethnically stratified sample of L2 English speaking Namibian students with Afrikaans, Bantu languages (Oshiwambo and Otjiherero), and Khoekhoeghowab as L1s. Individual speakers tend to be related in their phonetic behaviors if they share the same L1. However, some features cannot be directly attributed to L1 background, so their distribution is best read against the background of Namibian inter-ethnic relations and ethnolinguistic vitality differentials.

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后殖民时期ESL品种的群际动态与变异

母语背景通常被描述为后殖民时期ESL变体变异的主要因素。然而，最近的研究(如Mesthrie 2009, 2017)表明，在某些情况下，ESL品种的变化模式也可能与根植于群体间关系本地模式的身份因素有关。本研究探讨了母语背景与纳米比亚英语变体语音模式中这些身份因素之间的相互关系。这些数据是通过社会语言学的访谈，从一个种族分层的第二语言(南非荷兰语)、班图语(Oshiwambo语和Otjiherero语)和Khoekhoeghowab语为母语的纳米比亚学生中得出的严谨风格的语料。使用同一种母语的说话人在语音行为上往往具有相关性。然而，有些特征不能直接归因于母语背景，所以它们的分布最好是在纳米比亚民族间关系和民族语言活力差异的背景下进行解读。

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