Essays about: "Simon Wefer"

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  1. 1. Attitudes towards Qingtian dialect among Qingtianese in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Simon Wefer; [2022]
    Keywords : Qingtian – language attitudes – Chinese diaspora – heritage dialect – language shift; 青田 - 语言态度 - 华人散居 - 传承方言 - 语言替换;

    Abstract : Emigrants from Qingtian County (Zhejiang province, China) have a long and rich history in Europe, but to date, little research has been done on their unique language, or its role in Qingtianese diaspora communities. Drawing inspiration from other studies about attitudes towards, and use of, Chinese heritage dialects in China and overseas, the author examines attitudes toward Qingtian dialect using established quantitative and qualitative sociolinguistic research methods. READ MORE