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Language choice, identity and ideology among second generation Tamil adolescent transmigrants in Hong Kong.

Lui, Hong Yee Kelvin. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 169-178). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / ABSTRACT (English) --- p.i / ABSTRACT (Chinese) --- p.iii / ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --- p.v / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.vi / LIST OF TABLES --- p.xi / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- INTRODUCTION / Chapter 1.1 --- Rationale of the Study --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Context of the Study --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- India as a Multilingual Country --- p.3 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- The Language Situation in Hong Kong - a Macro-Sociolinguistic Perspective --- p.5 / Chapter 1.3 --- The Indian Community in Hong Kong --- p.6 / Chapter 1.4 --- Research Questions --- p.8 / Chapter 1.5 --- Organisation of Thesis --- p.10 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- LITERATURE REVIEW / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.11 / Chapter 2.2 --- "Globalisation, Migration and Multilingualism" --- p.11 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Conceptualising Globalisation --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Mapping Theories of Transnational Migration --- p.13 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- "Globalisation, Multilingualism and English as a Lingua Franca" --- p.15 / Chapter 2.3 --- Language and Identity --- p.17 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Conceptualising Identity --- p.18 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Different Approaches to Identity --- p.18 / Chapter 2.3.2.1 --- The Variationist Approach to Identity --- p.19 / Chapter 2.3.2.2 --- The Sociopsychological Approach to Identity --- p.20 / Chapter 2.3.2.3 --- The Poststructuralist Approach to Identity --- p.21 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Types of Identity Ascriptions and Affiliations --- p.22 / Chapter 2.3.3.1 --- National and Ethnic Identities --- p.23 / Chapter 2.3.3.2 --- Language identity --- p.24 / Chapter 2.3.3.3 --- Migrant identity --- p.25 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- Identity in Discourse: Analytical Frameworks --- p.26 / Chapter 2.3.4.1 --- The Positioning Theory --- p.27 / Chapter 2.3.4.2 --- The Stancetaking Theory --- p.28 / Chapter 2.4 --- Language Ideology --- p.30 / Chapter 2.5 --- Previous Research on Negotiation of Identities in Multilingual Context---- --- p.32 / Chapter 2.6 --- The Problematic Concept of Mother Tongue --- p.34 / Chapter 2.7 --- Summary --- p.35 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- METHODOLOGY / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.37 / Chapter 3.2 --- Restatement of Research Aims --- p.37 / Chapter 3.3 --- Research Design --- p.39 / Chapter 3.4 --- Pre-Study Fieldwork --- p.42 / Chapter 3.5 --- Participants --- p.44 / Chapter 3.6 --- Data Collection --- p.45 / Chapter 3.6.1 --- Questionnaire Survey --- p.45 / Chapter 3.6.1.1 --- Piloting for Questionnaire Survey --- p.47 / Chapter 3.6.2 --- Semi-Structured Interviews --- p.48 / Chapter 3.6.2.1 --- Selection Criteria for Participants in Semi-Structured Interviews --- p.49 / Chapter 3.6.2.2 --- Piloting for Semi-Structured Interviews --- p.50 / Chapter 3.6.3 --- Multiple-Case Study --- p.52 / Chapter 3.6.3.1 --- Selection Criteria for Focal Participants --- p.53 / Chapter 3.6.3.2 --- Language-Diary Study and Diary-Focused Interviews --- p.55 / Chapter 3.6.3.3 --- Unstructured Interviews --- p.56 / Chapter 3.6.3.4 --- Piloting for Language-Diary Study and Diary-Focused Interviews --- p.57 / Chapter 3.7 --- Data analysis --- p.58 / Chapter 3.8 --- Validity and Triangulation --- p.60 / Chapter 3.9 --- Summary --- p.61 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- GROUNDWORK FOR CASE STUDIES / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.63 / Chapter 4.2 --- Demographic Data --- p.63 / Chapter 4.3 --- Mapping the Terrain - Analysis of Survey Results --- p.66 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Language Repertoire --- p.67 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Language Competencies --- p.69 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Language Choice Patterns --- p.72 / Chapter 4.3.4 --- Identity and Sense of Belonging --- p.78 / Chapter 4.4 --- Synopsis of Focal Cases --- p.82 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- Profiling Takesh --- p.82 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- Profiling Santhosh --- p.83 / Chapter 4.4.3 --- Profiling Rishaana --- p.83 / Chapter 4.5 --- Summary * --- p.84 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- INDIA AT HEART - THE CASE OF TAKESH / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.85 / Chapter 5.2 --- Overview of Takesh's Life History and Sociolinguistic Background --- p.85 / Chapter 5.3 --- """I've been living in Hong Kong but I still consider myself an Indian"" - Maintenance of Indian Identity" --- p.87 / Chapter 5.4 --- "Self Identification as Chinese in Relation to the Non-Cantonese Speaking Ethnic Minority ""Other""'" --- p.93 / Chapter 5.5 --- """Home is already the place I use Tamil for 24 hours"" - Compartmentalisation of Language Choice" --- p.100 / Chapter 5.6 --- Takesh: At Home in India and Hong Kong --- p.105 / Chapter CHAPTER 6 --- "INDIAN NATIONALITY, HONG KONG IDENTITY? THE CASE OF SANTHOSH" / Chapter 6.1 --- Introduction --- p.106 / Chapter 6.2 --- Overview of Santhosh's Life History and Sociolinguistic Background --- p.106 / Chapter 6.3 --- """I'm not into ancestors' stuff'-Negotiating Distance from Heritage" --- p.108 / Chapter 6.4 --- """My Putonghua is Better than my Tamil"" - Ideology and Identity in Construction of Self-" --- p.115 / Chapter 6.5 --- Simultaneous Construction of an English Speaking Identity --- p.120 / Chapter 6.6 --- Santhosh: Only At Home in Hong Kong --- p.127 / Chapter CHAPTER 7 --- INDIAN IDENTITY WITHOUT AN INDIAN LANGUAGE? THE CASE OF RISHAANA / Chapter 7.1 --- Introduction --- p.129 / Chapter 7.2 --- Overview of Rishaana's Life History and Sociolinguistic Background --- p.129 / Chapter 7.3 --- "Construction of a Monolingual, Multicultural Identity - School and Individual Ideologies" --- p.131 / Chapter 7.4 --- """Tamil is important when it is considered with a bunch of other things"": Negotiating Proximity with Heritage With or Without Language" --- p.136 / Chapter 7.5 --- """Without it, I'd be less Indian"" - Classical Arts Substituting Tamil as Symbolic Marker of Tamil/ Indian Identity" --- p.141 / Chapter 7.6 --- "Mother as the ""Other"" - Discursive Construction of a Transnational Youth Identity in Interaction" --- p.145 / Chapter 7.7 --- Rishaana: Interpreting an Alternative Indian Identity --- p.149 / Chapter CHAPTER 8 --- CONCLUSION / Chapter 8.1 --- Overview --- p.150 / Chapter 8.2 --- Findings to Research Questions ´Ø --- p.150 / Chapter 8.2.1 --- Findings to Research Question (1) - Language Repertoire and Choice --- p.151 / Chapter 8.2.2 --- Findings to Research Question (2) - Identity Negotiation in a Transnational Context --- p.153 / Chapter 8.2.3 --- Findings to Research Question (3) - Language Ideology --- p.158 / Chapter 8.3 --- Empirical Significance of the Study --- p.161 / Chapter 8.4 --- Methodological Significance of the Study --- p.164 / Chapter 8.5 --- Limitations and Directions for Future Studies --- p.165 / References --- p.169 / Chapter Appendix A - --- Questionnaire Survey --- p.180 / Chapter Appendix B - --- Interview Guide for Semi-Structured Interview --- p.185 / Chapter Appendix C - --- Language-Diary Entry --- p.190

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_327380
Date January 2011
ContributorsLui, Hong Yee Kelvin., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of English.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, xi, 189 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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