Walking the tightrope of linguistic nationalism in a multilingual state: constructing language in political party programmes in Luxembourg

Bres, Julia de; Cosme, Gabriel Rivera; Remesch, Angela

doi:10.1080/01434632.2019.1655567

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“…Sociolinguists have argued for a close relationship between language and nation, in which language is seen as vitally constituting national identity (de Bres et al, 2019;Knudsen, 2010;Mar-Molinero, 1994). The term 'linguistic nationalism' has been coined to refer to 'the ideological mobilization of language as a medium and object of collective selfdefinition as a nation' (de Bres et al, 2019). Monolingual linguistic nationalism, or the ideology of 'one language, one nation' , is the dominant form, especially in Western Europe, although multilingual linguistic nationalisms also prevail.…”

Section: Linguistic Homonationalism Legitimacy and Authenticitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…De Bres et al (2019), for instance, discuss linguistic nationalism in the context of official multilingualism in Luxembourg, by examining how the language-nation link is represented in linguistic nationalist texts of various political parties. In the present study, multilingual linguistic nationalism is adapted in two ways.…”

Section: Linguistic Homonationalism Legitimacy and Authenticitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The discussion in this section provides the requisite background for understanding the language choices made in the Pink Dot videos, and how the language ideologies that are indexed achieve national legitimation or authentication functions (next section). On a cautionary note, although ideological stances cannot be read off directly from particular language choices in a straightforward manner (de Bres et al, 2019), it is reasonable to surmise that sociolinguistic choices made in a curated context are necessarily more 'knowing' and strategic (Coupland, 2003).…”

Section: Language Policies and Language Ideologies In Multilingual Simentioning

confidence: 99%

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Linguistic (homo)nationalism, legitimacies, and authenticities in Singapore's Pink Dot discourse

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2020

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Pink Dot SG is an LGBTQ social movement in Singapore, which since its inception in 2009 organizes an annual free-to-all public gathering in the Speaker's Corner at Hong Lim Park. Over the years, the gathering has grown in size, and has gained national and international visibility. Prior to the event each year, a set of official YouTube promotional videos is released on its website in order to announce the event and garner support for the movement and participation at the event. In this article, I examine the politics of language performances in the videos from 2009 to 2019, which seeks to blend social legitimacy and authenticity in strategic ways in achieving a 'linguistic homonationalism'. Linguistic homonationalism, in this study, refers to the harnessing of language ideological choices to align with nationalistic values in the promotion of LGBTQ interests.

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Section: Language Policies and Language Ideologies In Multilingual Simentioning

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Linguistic (homo)nationalism, legitimacies, and authenticities in Singapore's Pink Dot discourse

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2020

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Two different language ideologies and conflicting representations of China in Chinese Mandarin andHanja

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2024

International Journal of Asian Studies

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This article demonstrates the ambivalent sentiments of Koreans toward China as represented by the ideological construction of Hanja (traditional Chinese characters) and Chinese Mandarin embodied in Korean media. Adopting discourse analysis to examine what is described by different language ideologies, this article investigates language discourses concerning Hanja and Mandarin, locating the former mainly within linguistic nationalism and the latter within linguistic instrumentalism. This article puts forth two suggestions. First, investigating linguistic nationalism in relation to the use of Hanja not only displays negative and antagonistic attitudes toward China and the use of Hanja as an embodiment of humiliating historical experiences but also shows ambiguity, fluidity, and vulnerability of Korean national identity. Second, in contrast to Hanja, Koreans' heated enthusiasm to learn Mandarin shows their affection for China as a global market and becomes intertwined with linguistic instrumentalism, embodying an articulation of neoliberalism by reproducing structures of inequality.

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Do you speak English or my language? An LMT approach to language requirements in EU nations’ visa applications

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Current Issues in Language Planning

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Walking the tightrope of linguistic nationalism in a multilingual state: constructing language in political party programmes in Luxembourg

Cited by 3 publications

References 13 publications

Linguistic (homo)nationalism, legitimacies, and authenticities in Singapore's Pink Dot discourse

Linguistic (homo)nationalism, legitimacies, and authenticities in Singapore's Pink Dot discourse

Two different language ideologies and conflicting representations of China in Chinese Mandarin andHanja

Do you speak English or my language? An LMT approach to language requirements in EU nations’ visa applications

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