Double gateway to the host society? Knowledge and perceptions of Japanese people living in Catalonia regarding language

This study explores the degree of language knowledge of Japanese living in Catalonia and their perceptions of the two particular languages used in this multilingual/bilingual society. The data on language proficiency was obtained via a questionnaire survey which was evaluated by the subjects themsel...

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Autor: Fukuda, Makiko|||0000-0001-8601-6609
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
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https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1080/01434632.2016.1146288
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Palabra clave:Catalan
Japanese
Language attitudes
Language competence
Migration
Spanish
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Double gateway to the host society? Knowledge and perceptions of Japanese people living in Catalonia regarding language
title Double gateway to the host society? Knowledge and perceptions of Japanese people living in Catalonia regarding language
spellingShingle Double gateway to the host society? Knowledge and perceptions of Japanese people living in Catalonia regarding language
Fukuda, Makiko|||0000-0001-8601-6609
Catalan
Japanese
Language attitudes
Language competence
Migration
Spanish
title_short Double gateway to the host society? Knowledge and perceptions of Japanese people living in Catalonia regarding language
title_full Double gateway to the host society? Knowledge and perceptions of Japanese people living in Catalonia regarding language
title_fullStr Double gateway to the host society? Knowledge and perceptions of Japanese people living in Catalonia regarding language
title_full_unstemmed Double gateway to the host society? Knowledge and perceptions of Japanese people living in Catalonia regarding language
title_sort Double gateway to the host society? Knowledge and perceptions of Japanese people living in Catalonia regarding language
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Fukuda, Makiko|||0000-0001-8601-6609
author Fukuda, Makiko|||0000-0001-8601-6609
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Catalan
Japanese
Language attitudes
Language competence
Migration
Spanish
topic Catalan
Japanese
Language attitudes
Language competence
Migration
Spanish
description This study explores the degree of language knowledge of Japanese living in Catalonia and their perceptions of the two particular languages used in this multilingual/bilingual society. The data on language proficiency was obtained via a questionnaire survey which was evaluated by the subjects themselves and analysed by means of correspondence analysis. A significant correlation between the degree of knowledge of Castilian and that of Catalan was found, suggesting that Castilian is the first language that almost all subjects learnt upon their arrival in Catalonia or prior to arriving. Catalan, on the other hand, was only learnt by a particular group of subjects who had achieved a certain level in Castilian. Furthermore, in-depth interviews were conducted to determine how the subjects perceive Catalan and Castilian. Commonly, they were perceived in a dichotomous way, with Castilian being a wider-used language and Catalan being a language of limited use not meant for outsiders. Castilian is learnt rather unconditionally, probably because it is the Spanish state's language, which mirrors the traditional language ideology of Japan-one nation, one language. The majority of the subjects had not learnt Catalan for various reasons such as priority given to Castilian and behaviour of the local population.
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