@article{ART001014693},
author={YimYoungCheol},
title={A Study of Language Identity in Immigrant Communities},
journal={The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea},
issn={1226-4822},
year={2006},
volume={14},
number={1},
pages={69-84}
TY - JOUR
AU - YimYoungCheol
TI - A Study of Language Identity in Immigrant Communities
JO - The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea
PY - 2006
VL - 14
IS - 1
PB - The Sociolinguistic Society Of Korea
SP - 69
EP - 84
SN - 1226-4822
AB - Yim, Young-cheol. 2006. A Study of Language Identity in Immigrant Communities. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 14(1). This is a report on the linguistic life of Korean-Americans and Korean-Chinese, i.e., immigrants and their descendants who reside in the United States and China (mainly in Manchuria), respectively. A field study was conducted in the United States and China on the immigrants' consciousness and attitudes of the use of languages, i.e., Korean vs. English, and Korean vs. Chinese, respectively. Here, the transformation of Korean and what factors were responsible for changes in both communities were examined. Observation shows that first, Korean- Americans maintain a closer relationship with native Koreans than the Korean-Chinese do. However, the Korean-Chinese maintain a stronger community relationship among themselves. Second, Korean-Chinese maintain more coherent racial homogeneity than the Korean-Americans. Third, Chinese-Koreans seem to more easily adapt to Chinese culture than Korean-Americans do to American culture. Fourth, food is the most well-inherited and preserved culture in both communities. Fifth, Korean-Americans regard Spanish as a second foreign language; the Korean-Chinese people Japanese or English. Lastly, for both groups, there seem to be generational differences regarding language use and culture.
KW - Korean-American;Korean-Chinese;language identity;immigrant community
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YimYoungCheol. (2006). A Study of Language Identity in Immigrant Communities. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, 14(1), 69-84.
YimYoungCheol. 2006, "A Study of Language Identity in Immigrant Communities", The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, vol.14, no.1 pp.69-84.
YimYoungCheol "A Study of Language Identity in Immigrant Communities" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 14.1 pp.69-84 (2006) : 69.
YimYoungCheol. A Study of Language Identity in Immigrant Communities. 2006; 14(1), 69-84.
YimYoungCheol. "A Study of Language Identity in Immigrant Communities" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 14, no.1 (2006) : 69-84.
YimYoungCheol. A Study of Language Identity in Immigrant Communities. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, 14(1), 69-84.
YimYoungCheol. A Study of Language Identity in Immigrant Communities. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea. 2006; 14(1) 69-84.
YimYoungCheol. A Study of Language Identity in Immigrant Communities. 2006; 14(1), 69-84.
YimYoungCheol. "A Study of Language Identity in Immigrant Communities" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 14, no.1 (2006) : 69-84.
