ELF视角下中国英语学习者的语言认同

Language Identity Research on Chinese Learners of English under the ELF Framework

语言使用作为一种自我表达与表现的方式,受到个体社会立场、情感、态度和价值观等诸多因素的制约。英语在成为一种全球性语言后,对非英语母语者的语言认同产生了巨大影响。从英语作为世界通用语(ELF)的视角看,全球化背景下的中国英语学习者在语言认同方面呈现出两个层面的"主次有别":一是母语汉语为主,英语为辅;二是英美英语变体为主,其他英语变体为从。

When English is used as a lingua franca,research on language identity of non-native speakers of English has become increasingly vital to understanding these speakers and language use in these non-English-speaking countries.A gap has not been filled in is to examine the diversity of non-native speakers of English rather than solidifying them into a single group.Based on the review of the evolution of concepts and the recent researches on language identity,this paper proposes that Chinese learners of English still highly identify with their mother tongue despite the'English fever'and value the so-called'standard'paradigms although they agree there should be a paradigm shift in view of the world-wide English use and the booming new English varieties.