Forging an identity as a linguistic minority: Intra- and intergroup aspects of language,communication and identity in Western Canada |
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| Authors: | Sophie Gaudet Richard Clément |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Colorado at Boulder, USA;2. Christopher Newport University, USA;3. Morehouse College, USA;1. Swedish School of Social Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland;2. Department of Communication, University of Arizona, Tucson, USA;1. School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States;2. VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Pittsburgh, PA, United States;3. Magee-Women''s Hospital of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, United States;4. Critical Care Medicine, Biomedical Informatics and Clinical Translational Science Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States;5. UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, United States;1. Departament de Traducció i Ciències del Llenguatge, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain;2. Institut de plurilinguisme/Institut für Mehrsprachigkeit, Université de Fribourg/Universität Freiburg, Switzerland;3. School of Education, University of Leeds, United Kingdom |
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| Abstract: | Language has often been understood as the carrier of culture Chiu, C. H., & Chen, J. (2004). Symbols and interactions: Application of the CCC model to culture, language, and social identity. In S. H. Ng, C. N. Candlin, & C. H. Chui (Eds.), Language matters: Communication, culture, and identity (pp. 155–182). Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong Press; Fishman, J. A. (1977). Language and ethnicity. In H. Giles (Ed.), Language, ethnicity and intergroup relations (pp. 15–57). London: Academic Press]. Contact with other cultural groups, however, effects many changes to the social context and linguistic répertoire of minority group members (e.g. Phinney, J. S. (2003). Ethnic identity and acculturation. In K. M. Chun, P. B. Organista, & G. Marín (Eds.), Acculturation: Advances in theory, measurement, and applied research (pp. 63–81). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association]). While there is a link between language and culture, there is still a lack of firm understanding regarding the dynamics that surround the relationship between language, group interactions, and acculturative outcomes. The goal of this study is, therefore, to further delve into the components of social interactions and communication to map out these processes. A total of 218 Francophone students enrolled in French schools in Saskatchewan completed a questionnaire assessing their psychological adjustment, ethnic identity, social support, communication networks, intergroup contact, and linguistic confidence. The results indicated that social interactions with both the in- and outgroup were important for identity maintenance, adoption, and adjustment. The relevance of communication networks and social support in acculturative situations is discussed. |
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