A Study of the Linguistic Culture of Korean Adolescents: Focusing on the Identity Construction and Power Relationships in Peer GroupsA Study of the Linguistic Culture of Korean Adolescents: Focusing on the Identity Construction and Power Relationships in Peer Groups
- Other Titles
- A Study of the Linguistic Culture of Korean Adolescents: Focusing on the Identity Construction and Power Relationships in Peer Groups
- Authors
- 양수연; 정혜승; 이선영; 유상희; 민병곤
- Issue Date
- 2018
- Publisher
- 국어교육학회
- Keywords
- Linguistic culture of adolescents; Adolescents’ language use; Identity construction; Power relationship; Peer group; Linguistic interaction
- Citation
- 국어교육학연구, v.53, no.5, pp.159 - 196
- Indexed
- KCI
- Journal Title
- 국어교육학연구
- Volume
- 53
- Number
- 5
- Start Page
- 159
- End Page
- 196
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/80311
- DOI
- 10.20880/kler.2018.53.5.159
- ISSN
- 1225-8571
- Abstract
- This study aimed to explore the linguistic culture of Korean adolescents by examining their linguistic interactions, focusing on identity construction and peer group power relationships. The setting for the study was two sixth-grade classrooms in two elementary schools and three second-year classrooms in two middle schools in Korea from August to November 2017. In each classroom, we selected four focal students based on Social Network Analysis and analyzed the video files of their peer group interactions, drawing on micro-ethnographic discourse analysis. Findings from observations, video recordings, and interviews with these students revealed that Korean adolescents often construct their identities according to relative evaluations and ratings. In addition, the use of language to reveal one’s identity varied according to gender. Unlike male adolescents, who engaged in superiority language or bluffing, female adolescents preferred to lower themselves by using honorific language. With regard to power relationships, the aspects of language used by adolescents varied. Adolescents with high centrality tended to lead communally accepted actions, while adolescents on the periphery tended to conform to and imitate the language use of those with high centrality. This study could contribute to extending our understanding of the dynamic nature of identity construction and power relationships within adolescent interactions.
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