Language ideologies about English and Croatian on Facebook

master's thesis

• Title (croatian): Jezične ideologije o engleskom i hrvatskom na Facebooku
• Author: Vinka Grbavac
• Mentor: Anđel Starčević (mentor)
• Committee member: Višnja Josipović-Smojver (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Marina Grubišić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of English language and literature); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2020, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; Anglistics

Abstract

Today, technology and language are in a close relationship. This paper analyzes their
connection through social media and language ideologies. More specifically, two Facebook
groups focused on language ‘mistakes’ are investigated as a source of language ideologies.
The aim of this paper is to analyze online posts and the related comments by using critical
discourse analysis. The first part of the paper presents some theoretical concepts regarding
ideology and language ideologies. The second part discusses the various language ideologies
about English and Croatian found in the selected corpus. The ideologies include the standard
language ideology, heteroglossia, the ideology of the native speaker, and the process of
iconization in the posts and the comments. These ideologies may have a harmful effect on
people who are directly or indirectly stigmatized by the propagation of exclusionary ideas.
Since such language ideologies can make many people feel attacked, ashamed of their
language knowledge or rejected by mainstream society, more effort needs to be invested to
deconstruct them in discourse.

• Keywords: ideology; language ideology; English; Croatian; Facebook
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:583361
• Study programme: Title: English Language and Literature (double major); specializations in: Linguistics, Literature and Culture, Translation, TEFL; Course: Linguistics; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti (magistar/magistra engleskog jezika i književnosti)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2020-09-22 08:41:39