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Participation in sociolinguistic research

Bodó, Csanád ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0879-5157, Barabás, Blanka ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5553-8647, Fazakas, Noémi ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2737-1875, Gáspár, Judit ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1908-1616, Jani-Demetriou, Bernadett ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0092-4062, Laihonen, Petteri ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3914-0954, Lajos, Veronika ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0767-8426 and Szabó, Gergely ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8553-1227 (2022) Participation in sociolinguistic research. Language and Linguistics Compass, 16 (4). DOI 10.1111/lnc3.12451

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Abstract

Involving speakers in research on their linguistic practices has been at the core of sociolinguistics since the inception of the field. In contrast to social sciences, however, sociolinguists have rarely addressed the issues surrounding the participation of those involved and engaged in the research process. This paper aims at reviewing the state of the art and outlining critical dimensions and aspects with relation to participation. We explore previous studies and study designs with the help of the following questions: Who has been involved? How and with what impact have stakeholders participated in different strands of sociolinguistic research? Current developments are presented and reviewed with particular reference to language expertise of those outside academia, as manifested in everyday talk about language, and the link between the production of this knowledge and social inequalities. We point out that the interconnectedness of everyday language expertise and social (in)equality can only be interpreted in highly localised contexts, whose diverse understandings and conceptualisations provide and, at the same time, limit the possibilities of social transformation.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:linguistics; sociolinguistics; participation in research;
Divisions:Faculty of Business Administration > Institute of Business Economics > Department of Decision Sciences
Subjects:Sociology
Funders:Hungarian Scientific Research Fund – OTKA, Academy of Finland
Projects:K 131562, 299133
DOI:10.1111/lnc3.12451
ID Code:11045
Deposited By: MTMT SWORD
Deposited On:31 Mar 2025 09:09
Last Modified:31 Mar 2025 09:09

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