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Language Ecology in Multilingual Settings. Towards a Theory of Symbolic Competence

Kramsch, C., Whiteside, A.·2008·Applied Linguistics
DOI 10.1093/applin/amn022
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This paper draws on complexity theory and post-modern sociolinguistics to explore how an ecological approach to language data can illuminate aspects of language use in multilingual environments. We first examine transcripts of exchanges taking place among multilingual individuals in multicultural settings. We briefly review what conversation and discourse analysis can explain about these exchanges. We then build on these analyses, using insights from complexity theory and interactional sociolinguistics. We finally outline the components of a competence in multilingual encounters that has not been sufficiently taken into consideration by applied linguists and that we call ‘symbolic competence’.

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  • Kramsch and Whiteside used a complexity theory framework to show that Yucatec Maya immigrants and Asian shop owners operated on multiple timescales and positioned themselves subjectively rather than performing expected identities.

    “For example, Kramsch and Whiteside (2008), using a complexity theory framework, examined the exchanges between Yucatec Maya immigrants and Asian shop owners in the Hispanic district of San Francisco and showed that, rather than performing expected linguistic and cultural identities, these immigrants operated on multiple timescales and positioned themselves subjectively in multiple ways so as to get along with others and avoid the police.”

    From Language and Culture (2014) · cites this paper as Kramsch and Whiteside (2008)

  • Kramsch and Whiteside showed that Yucatec Maya immigrants and Asian shop owners in San Francisco, rather than performing expected linguistic and cultural identities, operated on multiple timescales and positioned themselves subjectively in multiple ways to get along with others and avoid the police.

    “For example, Kramsch and Whiteside (2008), using a complexity theory framework, examined the exchanges between Yucatec Maya immigrants and Asian shop owners in the Hispanic district of San Francisco and showed that, rather than performing expected linguistic and cultural identities, these immigrants operated on multiple timescales and positioned themselves subjectively in multiple ways so as to”

    From Language and Culture (2014) · cites this paper as Kramsch and Whiteside (2008)

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Authors
Kramsch, C., & Whiteside, A.
Affiliations
University of California, Berkeley (US)
ORCID
Kramsch, C.
Venue
Applied Linguistics
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2008-01-10
Volume
29
Issue
4
Pages
645-671
ISSN
  • 0142-6001 (ISSN-L)
  • 1477-450X
DOI
10.1093/applin/amn022
OpenAlex
W2004875992
Cited by
542
References
13
Citations by year
2026: 11 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 50 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 37 · 2021: 36 · 2020: 51 · 2019: 27 · 2018: 22 · 2017: 33 · 2016: 28 · 2015: 69 · 2014: 23 · 2013: 30 · 2012: 20
FWCI
142.67
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Applied Linguistics (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
  • Social Sciences › Linguistics and Language › Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies
  • Social Sciences › Linguistics and Language › Multilingual Education and Policy
Keywords
language ecology, multilingualism, symbolic competence, complexity theory, interactional sociolinguistics, conversation analysis, discourse analysis, multicultural settings, language use

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