The Social Identity of Welsh Learners
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The process of the attempted acquisition of spoken Welsh by English speakers in Wales is examined ethnographically in relation to the native association of Welsh-language speech with a Welsh cultural identity. Perceptions of Welsh learners by members of other linguistic groups reveal the symbolic significance of the learning of a minority language. The status of learners as verbal performers is investigated, together with the psychological impact of that status and of the ambiguity of the learners' identity on the learning process. (Bilingualism, language learning, Wales/Welsh)
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Many aspects of language learning exist not in the cognitive processes of learners, but in the social relationships developed between the learners and the members of the speech community which they seek to enter.
“There are many aspects of language learning that exist not in the cognitive processes of learners, but in the social relationships developed between the learners and the members of the speech community which they seek to enter.”
From Social Media for Informal Minority Language Learning: Exploring Welsh Learners’ Practices (2015) · cites this paper as Trosset, 1986
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“(Trosset, 1986: 165.)”
- Authors
- Trosset, C. S.
- Affiliations
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
- Corresponding author
- Trosset, Carol S.
- Venue
- Language in Society
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 1986-06
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 165-191
- ISSN
- 0047-4045 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-8013
- OpenAlex
- W2097335585
- Cited by
- 112
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Language in Society (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Linguistics and Language › Multilingual Education and Policy
- Social Sciences › Linguistics and Language › Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
- Keywords
- social identity, minority languages, bilingualism, language learning, verbal performance, English speakers, language attitudes
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