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SUMMARY:Language attitudes in Ningbo\, China - Hui (Annette) Zhao\, MEITS 
 Postdoctoral Research Associate\, University of Cambridge
DTSTART:20190523T120000Z
DTEND:20190523T133000Z
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CONTACT:Anne Helene Halbout
DESCRIPTION:With its rapid economic development\, China has become more an
 d more multilingual in the 21st century\, though research on languages\, c
 ommunities\, and identities in contemporary Chinese society is still sever
 ely under-developed. In this talk\, I investigate young adults’ attitude
 s to different languages/varieties\, and how they co-exist with the state
 ’s language ideology and policies in Ningbo in Eastern China\, where the
  economic impact has brought remarkable social and linguistic changes. The
  goal is to understand what language standards exist in China and how youn
 ger generations (aged 18-25) perceive these ideologies in a fast-changing 
 multilingual society.\n\nI will present data collected from 40 university 
 students based at universities in Ningbo through interviews and questionna
 ires. The participants are locally-born Ningbonese and their perception of
  Putonghua\, local vernacular dialect (Wu dialect)\, and English are analy
 sed\, focusing on their general attitudes towards each variety.\n\nQualita
 tive and qualitative analyses will show that these students view the three
  language varieties differently\, and this is tied to the practical value 
 of the varieties. Perhaps surprisingly\, variation within and across varie
 ties is met with little resistance or intolerance despite the overall mono
 lingual ideology.
LOCATION:Room 336\, Raised Faculty Building\, MML\, Sidgwick Avenue\, Camb
 ridge\, CB3 9DA
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