Youth, language and urban public space

IF 0.6 Q3 LINGUISTICS

Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics Pub Date : 2018-08-10 DOI:10.1075/DUJAL.17001.AAL

I. Aalst, J. Nortier

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Abstract

This paper presents an interdisciplinary study on the interface between young people, their language use, group belonging and urban space. Relevant literature from the fields of sociolinguistics and urban geography is reviewed and integrated, focusing on language, identity and place. The outcomes are based on on-site interviews and focus group meetings that were used to explore and explain the in-depth meanings of our assumption: language is a situated practice. Participants reported to adjust their language use to place ‘automatically’, indicating the awareness of unwritten norms. Furthermore, being in or out of place and adjustment of language use is merely a function of the presence of other people. It is concluded that the space where young people find themselves is crucial for physical and social distance between the self and others and, therefore, the way language is used.

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青年、语言与城市公共空间

本文对年轻人之间的界面、他们的语言使用、群体归属和城市空间进行了跨学科研究。对社会语言学和城市地理学领域的相关文献进行了回顾和整合，重点关注语言、身份和地点。结果基于现场采访和焦点小组会议，这些会议用于探索和解释我们假设的深层含义：语言是一种情境练习。参与者报告说，他们“自动”调整了语言使用，这表明他们意识到了不成文的规范。此外，语言使用的位置和调整只是其他人在场的一种功能。结论是，年轻人发现自己的空间对于自己与他人之间的身体和社交距离至关重要，因此对于语言的使用方式也至关重要。

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Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics LINGUISTICS-

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期刊介绍： The Dutch Journal of Applied Linguistics (DuJAL) focuses on promoting Dutch and Belgian work in applied linguistics among an international audience, but also welcomes contributions from other countries. It caters for both the academic society in the field and for language and communication experts working in other contexts, such as institutions involved in language policy, teacher training, curriculum development, assessment, and educational and communication consultancy. DuJAL is the digital continuation of Toegepaste Taalwetenschap in Artikelen, which had been the journal of Anéla, the Dutch Association of Applied Linguistics, for forty years. Like its predecessor, DuJAL wants to offer a platform to young researchers in applied linguistics, i.e. PhD candidates and MA students. In order to maintain a high standard all submissions are subjected to a ‘double blind’ review by at least one external reviewer and two of the editors. Contributions may be written in Dutch, English, German or French.