Semantic zones of language perception in the context of national-Russian bilingualism in southern Siberia
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https://doi.org/10.25178/nit.2022.4.4Keywords:
contact bilingualism; languages of Southern Siberia; Russian language; English language; Tuvan language; Khakas language; Altai language; mental lexicon; psycholinguistic significance; ethnic identityAbstract
The article examines the generality and specificity of the semantic portrayal of languages of different status, including English, Russian and the second state languages of the republics of Southern Siberia (Altai, Tuvan and Khakas). We analyze the correlation of relevant encyclopedic and psycholinguistic definitions. By considering the English language in addition to the ethno-regional circle of languages one can contribute to expanding the research perspective of comparing the main rational and emotional models of the interrelation between ethnic and civil identities.
It is shown that the neutral and objective characteristics of these languages represented in the encyclopedic discourse (in correlation with the established hierarchy of vertical bilingualism) are predominantly reflected in the basic semantic zones of their psycholinguistic representation. The highest degree of commonality was identified in the dominance of the neutral zone of associative response. It makes up 80% of the entire empirical material of the study. The respondents recognize the significance of the linguistic capital of the English language on the global scale, of the Russian language as the state and dominant language in the Russian Federation and of the title (indigenous) languages as regional ones in the republics of Southern Siberia.
The binary constant of pragmatism (in relation to an unfamiliar/foreign language) and emotional positivism (in the assessment of native languages) has been revealed. The shared intersubjective meanings of perception of the titular languages of the republics of Southern Siberia include the stability of their correlation with the corresponding ethnic identity of indigenous peoples and historical territories of their residence. A positive evaluation of the uniqueness and beauty of native languages prevails in the associative strategies of the respondents of the titular ethnic groups. The negative aspect of their perception, which is characteristic mainly for Russian respondents, is associated with ideas about the low symbolic significance of minority languages on the linguistic capital market and ethnic heterostereotypes.
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Borgoiakova T. G. and Pokoiakova K. A. Smyslovye zony vospriiatiia iazykov v kontekste natsional’no-russkogo bilingvizma Iuzhnoi Sibiri [Semantic zones of language perception in the context of national-Russian bilingualism in Southern Siberia]. New Research of Tuva, 2022, no. 4, pp. 53-64 (In Russ.). DOI: https://doi.org/10.25178/nit.2022.4.4
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Tamara G. Borgoiakova, Katanov State University of Khakassia
Doctor of Philology, Professor; Director, Institute for Humanities Research and Sayan-Altai Turkology, Professor, Department of Foreign Linguistics and Theory of Language, Katanov State University of Khakassia.
Postal address: 92 Lenina St., 655017 Abakan, Russian Federation.
Tel.: +7 (3902) 22-34-94.
E-mail: tamarabee@mail.ru
Karina A. Pokoiakova, Katanov State University of Khakassia
Candidate of Philology, Senior Researcher, Research Institute of Humanities and Sayan-Altai Turkology, Katanov State University of Khakassia.
Postal address: 92 Lenina St., 655017 Abakan, Russian Federation.
Tel.: +7 (3902) 22-34-94.
E-mail: karina_p.84@mail.ru
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