@article{ART002359757},
author={In Chull Jang and Yang, In Young},
title={Linguistic Representations of Korean Immigrant English in North American Media Space: An Analysis of Appa's English in Kim's Convenience},
journal={The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea},
issn={1226-4822},
year={2018},
volume={26},
number={2},
pages={1-36},
doi={10.14353/sjk.2018.26.2.01}
TY - JOUR
AU - In Chull Jang
AU - Yang, In Young
TI - Linguistic Representations of Korean Immigrant English in North American Media Space: An Analysis of Appa's English in Kim's Convenience
JO - The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea
PY - 2018
VL - 26
IS - 2
PB - The Sociolinguistic Society Of Korea
SP - 1
EP - 36
SN - 1226-4822
AB - With the increasing importance of the mass media in social life and the linguistic changes it incurs, sociolinguistic research on linguistic representations in cinematic discourse has been increasing recently. Situated within this growing body of emerging scholarship in sociolinguistics, this study examines how Korean immigrant English is represented in a Canadian TV sitcom, Kim’s Convenience. Drawing on the perspective that linguistic performances in fictional discourse serve as resources for sociolinguistic styling and characterization, this paper investigates how the linguistic representations of Korean immigrant English contribute to authenticating the character of a middle-aged male Korean immigrant called Appa in the TV series. For this purpose, Appa's English used throughout the TV series' first season (13 episodes) was analyzed at the phonological, syntactic, lexical, thematic, and semiotic levels. The analysis revealed that each linguistic level shows distinct but concerted efforts regarding the authentication of Appa as a Korean immigrant. The phonological features of his English effectively share those of Korean English, whereas the syntactic representations are characteristic of a simple register. The lexical, thematic, and semiotic representations additionally reinforce Appa's “Koreanness” through the sitcom's integration of topics and images related to Korean culture.
KW - authenticity;Korean English;English accent;fictional discourse;Korean immigrant
DO - 10.14353/sjk.2018.26.2.01
ER -
In Chull Jang and Yang, In Young. (2018). Linguistic Representations of Korean Immigrant English in North American Media Space: An Analysis of Appa's English in Kim's Convenience. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, 26(2), 1-36.
In Chull Jang and Yang, In Young. 2018, "Linguistic Representations of Korean Immigrant English in North American Media Space: An Analysis of Appa's English in Kim's Convenience", The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, vol.26, no.2 pp.1-36. Available from: doi:10.14353/sjk.2018.26.2.01
In Chull Jang, Yang, In Young "Linguistic Representations of Korean Immigrant English in North American Media Space: An Analysis of Appa's English in Kim's Convenience" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 26.2 pp.1-36 (2018) : 1.
In Chull Jang, Yang, In Young. Linguistic Representations of Korean Immigrant English in North American Media Space: An Analysis of Appa's English in Kim's Convenience. 2018; 26(2), 1-36. Available from: doi:10.14353/sjk.2018.26.2.01
In Chull Jang and Yang, In Young. "Linguistic Representations of Korean Immigrant English in North American Media Space: An Analysis of Appa's English in Kim's Convenience" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 26, no.2 (2018) : 1-36.doi: 10.14353/sjk.2018.26.2.01
In Chull Jang; Yang, In Young. Linguistic Representations of Korean Immigrant English in North American Media Space: An Analysis of Appa's English in Kim's Convenience. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, 26(2), 1-36. doi: 10.14353/sjk.2018.26.2.01
In Chull Jang; Yang, In Young. Linguistic Representations of Korean Immigrant English in North American Media Space: An Analysis of Appa's English in Kim's Convenience. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea. 2018; 26(2) 1-36. doi: 10.14353/sjk.2018.26.2.01
In Chull Jang, Yang, In Young. Linguistic Representations of Korean Immigrant English in North American Media Space: An Analysis of Appa's English in Kim's Convenience. 2018; 26(2), 1-36. Available from: doi:10.14353/sjk.2018.26.2.01
In Chull Jang and Yang, In Young. "Linguistic Representations of Korean Immigrant English in North American Media Space: An Analysis of Appa's English in Kim's Convenience" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 26, no.2 (2018) : 1-36.doi: 10.14353/sjk.2018.26.2.01