27.113, Diss: Socioling: Gulin Dagdeviren Kirmizi: 'Emotional and Functional Attitudes of Native Speakers towards Gagauz as an Endangered Language'

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Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2016 11:52:53
From: Gulin DAGDEVIREN KIRMIZI [gulindn at gmail.com]
Subject: Emotional and Functional Attitudes of Native Speakers towards Gagauz as an Endangered Language

 
Institution: Hacettepe University 
Program: Department of English Linguistics 
Dissertation Status: Completed 
Degree Date: 2015 

Author: Gulin Dagdeviren Kirmizi

Dissertation Title: Emotional and Functional Attitudes of Native Speakers
towards Gagauz as an Endangered Language 

Dissertation URL:  http://www.openaccess.hacettepe.edu.tr:8080/xmlui/handle/11655/1251

Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics


Dissertation Director(s):
Nalan Buyukkantarcioglu

Dissertation Abstract:

This study mainly investigated the language attitudes in the context of
endangered languages. The Gagauz language, an endangered language, was
investigated on the basis of emotional and functional attitudes. To this end,
the attitudes of the Gagauz speakers towards the Gagauz and the Russian
languages were explored. Apart from the speaker attitudes, the language uses
in daily life practices were also investigated in this study.

The data collection instrument adopted in this study is a paper-and-pencil
questionnaire which included a personal information form and an attitude
scale. The personal information form is composed of 19 items which
investigates topics such as language uses in certain context, language
proficiency levels, language competencies of the family members etc. The
second part of the data collection instrument includes a 22-item attitude
scale designed to compare the Gagauz and the Russian languages on the basis of
emotional and functional attitudes. The scale and form are prepared in two
languages.

The data were collected in January 2014. The questionnaires were administered
to 137 participants living in the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia. The
results show that the participants have more positive emotional attitudes
towards the Gagauz language, while they have more positive functional
attitudes towards the Russian language. Considering that this study also
investigates the role of age, gender and the place of residence on the
language attitudes and uses, it is seen that generally the age and the place
of residence were effective. Specifically, participants of young age group
have more positive attitudes towards the Russian language. Additionally, the
participants living in villages were found to have more positive attitudes
towards the Gagauz language. Similarly, the language uses of the speakers are
in parallel with their attitudes towards these languages. Finally, this study
aimed to contribute to the growing area of research on language endangerment
by exploring the relationship between the emotional and functional attitudes.




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