Seeking Understanding: Categories of Linguistic (Non)Belonging in Interviews

Autor/inn/en	Hippi, Kaarina; Lehto, Liisa-Maria
Titel	Seeking Understanding: Categories of Linguistic (Non)Belonging in Interviews
Quelle	In: Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 42 (2023) 4, S.473-498 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Hippi, Kaarina)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0167-8507
DOI	10.1515/multi-2022-0049
Schlagwörter	Cultural Background; Cultural Pluralism; Finno Ugric Languages; Language Usage; Interviews; Self Concept; Language Attitudes; Service Occupations; Second Language Learning; English (Second Language); Intercultural Communication; Classification; Foreign Countries; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kulturpluralismus; Sprachgebrauch; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Selbstkonzept; Sprachverhalten; Dienstleistungsberuf; Zweitsprachenerwerb; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Ausland; Finnland
Abstract	This paper discusses how persons of multicultural backgrounds describe in interviews their everyday experiences when using Finnish. The focus is on categories of linguistic (non)belonging described in interview interactions. The data consist of 23 single and pair interviews of 33 informants in total and come from two interview datasets. Data are analyzed discursively, taking into account positions and identities constructed in interviews. First, the study concentrates on descriptions where the informants' interlocutors (particularly customer service persons) switched to English and the interviewees assumed reasons for it. Secondly, the recounted experiences where multiculturals have received comments on their Finnish language use are examined. According to the informants, language choices and evaluations arise from the perception of difference by the interactant. When language choice is discussed, categorizations of the informants as non-Finnish speakers arise. When the focus is on received comments, the informants discuss the categorizations of non-nativeness and origins. The informants position themselves in relation to these categories: They discuss the motivations and conditions for them. The study takes a closer look at how, in the interviews, there is space to criticize linguistic practices contrary to many everyday situations. The study brings to light the informants' interpretations of switching language and commenting on one's language as well as underlying ideologies of these situations, thereby also bringing about the possibility for change. The descriptions are multilevel, and we discuss how the categories of identification are constructed and how they are perceived in the interviews. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01