| Type of Document |
Master's Thesis |
| Author |
Brubaker, Brian Lee
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| URN |
etd-08192003-082704 |
| Title |
Language Attitudes and Identity in Taiwan |
| Degree |
Master of Arts |
| Program |
Linguistics |
| School |
School of Arts and Sciences |
| Advisory Committee |
| Advisor Name |
Title |
| Christina Bratt Paulston, Ed.D. |
Committee Chair |
| Alan Juffs, Ph.D. |
Committee Member |
| Scott Fabius Kiesling, Ph.D. |
Committee Member |
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| Keywords |
- language shift
- Matched-guise
- language attitudes
- Taiwanese identity
- language revitalization
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| Date of Defense |
2003-07-30 |
| Availability |
unrestricted |
Abstract
This study employs a matched-guise attitude survey, as well as interview data, in order to monitor a potential change in language attitudes since further political liberalization and reconciliation of identity within Taiwan. This research replicates Feifel's (1994) earlier study in which a Taiwanese influenced Mandarin Chinese (Taiwanese-Mandarin) scored lowest on factors of solidarity, status, and activity in comparison with Southern Min and Standard Mandarin. Two pairs of adjectives derived from previous interviews with Taiwanese were added to the matched-guise questionnaire. Results confirmed the reliability of the replicated study; however, the additional adjectives showed a significant result that casts doubt on the validity of the methodology. It is argued that these results could indicate the superiority of an indigenously-derived instrument for the matched-guise/survey methodology, rather than one translated from previous research conducted in various cultural settings.
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