33.1005, Books: Frisian on social media: Jongbloed-Faber

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Subject: 33.1005, Books: Frisian on social media: Jongbloed-Faber

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Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:15:06
From: Janacy van Duijn Genet [lot at uva.nl]
Subject: Frisian on social media: Jongbloed-Faber

 


Title: Frisian on social media 
Subtitle: The vitality of minority languages in a multilingual online world 
Series Title: LOT Dissertation Series  

Publication Year: 2021 
Publisher: Netherlands Graduate School of Linguistics / Landelijke (LOT)
	   http://www.lotpublications.nl/
	

Book URL: https://www.lotpublications.nl/frisian-on-social-media 


Author: Lysbeth Jongbloed-Faber

Paperback: ISBN:  9789460933806 Pages: 220 Price: Europe EURO 32


Abstract:

For minority languages, the internet and social media are seen as both a
threat and an opportunity. On the one hand, unlimited opportunities have
become available for practices in any language. On the other hand, the
internet is dominated by only a dozen languages. The online position of
predominantly spoken languages particularly is precarious.

This dissertation investigates the impact of social media use on the vitality
of minority languages, in particular Frisian. Several research methods were
employed to answer the research questions. Two thousand teenagers reported on
their language use on social media twice. First on their language use on
Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp, and six years later on WhatsApp, Instagram and
Snapchat. The use of Frisian is also compared with other minority languages by
examining language practices on Twitter.

The results show that the impact of social media use on the vitality of
minority languages is mixed. The majority of Frisian-speaking teenagers use
Frisian on social media and frequently so on more private social media.
However, Frisian is not used as much on social media as in offline
conversations. Insufficient writing skills, the presence of audience members
who do not speak Frisian, as well as language attitudes have a dampening
effect on the use on social media. Nevertheless, more people write Frisian on
social media than in other written contexts. Future digital tools may further
encourage greater use of Frisian. Consequently, this dissertation predicts
that social media will have a sustained positive effect on the long-term
vitality of Frisian.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics

Subject Language(s): Frisian, Northern (frr)


Written In: English  (eng)

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