This study builds upon a nascent body of scholarship that examines the transnational movement of White Westerners. The purpose is to complicate the literature on multiculturalism and globalization by examining the “reverse” migration from, rather than to, the West. Specifically, it examines White migrants’ mobilization of online social protest through a Facebook group that came together in response to a report broadcast on South Korea’s Munhwa Broadcasting Company (MBC) that was interpreted as racist and xenophobic. In response, White residents in Korea organized dissent and engaged in symbolic protest that served a collective ego function, creating community around a perceived sense of shared oppression as racialized minorities. To do so, they drew on global hierarchies, White supremacy, and heteronormativity to challenge their lack of control over their own representations in the local culture.
{"title":"White cyber-protest in a Facebook group","authors":"David C. Oh","doi":"10.1075/JAPC.00028.OH","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/JAPC.00028.OH","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 This study builds upon a nascent body of scholarship that examines the transnational movement of White Westerners.\u0000 The purpose is to complicate the literature on multiculturalism and globalization by examining the “reverse” migration from,\u0000 rather than to, the West. Specifically, it examines White migrants’ mobilization of online social protest through a Facebook group\u0000 that came together in response to a report broadcast on South Korea’s Munhwa Broadcasting Company (MBC) that was interpreted as\u0000 racist and xenophobic. In response, White residents in Korea organized dissent and engaged in symbolic protest that served a\u0000 collective ego function, creating community around a perceived sense of shared oppression as racialized minorities. To do so, they\u0000 drew on global hierarchies, White supremacy, and heteronormativity to challenge their lack of control over their own\u0000 representations in the local culture.","PeriodicalId":43807,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asian Pacific Communication","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2019-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47728644","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Despite the stated importance of fieldwork within the discipline of Linguistics, and the existence of several texts about fieldwork (Thieberger, 2012; Bowren, 2008; Newman & Ratliff, 2001), there is very little literature concerning the experience of fieldwork from tertiary students’ perspectives (see Macaulay, 2012). In this article, the work of four New Zealand postgraduate linguistics students working with fourteen Vanuatu teachers to translate reading materials written in Bislama into seven vernacular languages is documented. Findings indicate that students were motivated to be involved in the fieldwork by a range of factors including travel, altruism, and commitment to the communities and their languages; they drew on and, in some cases, clarified many concepts from their undergraduate studies; and that the fieldwork experiences both allowed them to gain confidence in their linguistic skills and influenced their future studies in linguistics.
{"title":"“Doing this kind of linguistics, you do feel like you’re making a difference in the world”","authors":"N. Daly","doi":"10.1075/JAPC.00034.DAL","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/JAPC.00034.DAL","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Despite the stated importance of fieldwork within the discipline of Linguistics, and the existence of several\u0000 texts about fieldwork (Thieberger, 2012; Bowren,\u0000 2008; Newman & Ratliff, 2001), there is very little literature\u0000 concerning the experience of fieldwork from tertiary students’ perspectives (see Macaulay,\u0000 2012). In this article, the work of four New Zealand postgraduate linguistics students working with fourteen Vanuatu\u0000 teachers to translate reading materials written in Bislama into seven vernacular languages is documented. Findings indicate that\u0000 students were motivated to be involved in the fieldwork by a range of factors including travel, altruism, and commitment to the\u0000 communities and their languages; they drew on and, in some cases, clarified many concepts from their undergraduate studies; and\u0000 that the fieldwork experiences both allowed them to gain confidence in their linguistic skills and influenced their future studies\u0000 in linguistics.","PeriodicalId":43807,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asian Pacific Communication","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2019-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49510298","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Social media as a new tool for political communication influences current developments in political campaigning. In combination with mainstream media, social media is increasingly used for purposes such as political marketing, mobilisation of voters, and public debate. This paper discusses how social media helped the Malaysian main opposition coalition, Alliance of Hope (PH), to topple the ruling party, National Front (BN), which had ruled Malaysia for the last 61 years. Literature on new media rarely shows positive relationships between new media usage and voting decisions. At most, social media plays a crucial role in extending the dissemination of information to voters. However, PH had to rely solely on social media for their political marketing in reaching out to both urban and rural constituencies, as the coalition was denied access to the government-controlled mainstream media. With data-based information, PH was able to segment voters and focus on marginalised constituencies, young voters, middle-class urban voters, and rural constituencies, which were the ruling party’s main fortress, contributing to 57% of the vote. One of the misconceptions many politicians and political parties have is that merely using social media will win them the election. Ultimately, what mattered more in this case was whether political parties could register the currents of change percolating within an evolving Malaysian society and address voter grievances accordingly, something that BN, even with control over mainstream media and superior usage of social media, did not do.
社交媒体作为一种新的政治传播工具，影响着当前政治竞选的发展。与主流媒体相结合，社交媒体越来越多地用于政治营销、动员选民和公共辩论等目的。本文讨论社交媒体如何帮助马来西亚主要反对党联盟希望联盟(Alliance of Hope, PH)推翻统治马来西亚61年的执政党国民阵线(National Front, BN)。关于新媒体的文献很少显示新媒体使用与投票决策之间的正相关关系。至多，社交媒体在向选民传播信息方面发挥了至关重要的作用。然而，希盟不得不完全依靠社交媒体来进行政治营销，以接触城市和农村选区，因为联盟无法进入政府控制的主流媒体。凭借基于数据的信息，希盟能够细分选民，并将重点放在边缘化选区、年轻选民、中产阶级城市选民和农村选区，这些选区是执政党的主要堡垒，贡献了57%的选票。许多政治家和政党的一个误解是，仅仅使用社交媒体就能赢得选举。最终，在这个案例中，更重要的是，政党是否能够记录在不断演变的马来西亚社会中渗透的变革潮流，并相应地解决选民的不满，这是国阵未能做到的，即使它控制着主流媒体，并在社交媒体上拥有优势。
{"title":"What can we learn about social media influence in the Malaysian 14th General Election?","authors":"S. Rahim","doi":"10.1075/JAPC.00033.RAH","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/JAPC.00033.RAH","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Social media as a new tool for political communication influences current developments in political campaigning.\u0000 In combination with mainstream media, social media is increasingly used for purposes such as political marketing, mobilisation of\u0000 voters, and public debate. This paper discusses how social media helped the Malaysian main opposition coalition, Alliance of Hope\u0000 (PH), to topple the ruling party, National Front (BN), which had ruled Malaysia for the last 61 years. Literature on new media\u0000 rarely shows positive relationships between new media usage and voting decisions. At most, social media plays a crucial role in\u0000 extending the dissemination of information to voters. However, PH had to rely solely on social media for their political marketing\u0000 in reaching out to both urban and rural constituencies, as the coalition was denied access to the government-controlled mainstream\u0000 media. With data-based information, PH was able to segment voters and focus on marginalised constituencies, young voters,\u0000 middle-class urban voters, and rural constituencies, which were the ruling party’s main fortress, contributing to 57% of the vote.\u0000 One of the misconceptions many politicians and political parties have is that merely using social media will win them the\u0000 election. Ultimately, what mattered more in this case was whether political parties could register the currents of change\u0000 percolating within an evolving Malaysian society and address voter grievances accordingly, something that BN, even with control\u0000 over mainstream media and superior usage of social media, did not do.","PeriodicalId":43807,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asian Pacific Communication","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2019-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42530020","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yunying Zhang, Eun-Jeong Han, Phi Phuong Tran, Alexis S. Tan
The present study aims (1) to study stereotype contents of a target population, and (2) to test the predictive power of three contesting theoretical models in the communication framework of who→says what→in which channel→to whom→with what effect (Lasswell, 1948). A purposive sample of (N = 291) Vietnamese high school and college students found that they have positive stereotypes about Americans in general and a mix of positive and negative stereotypes about Black/African-Americans. Of the three theoretical models, the communication model had collectively the strongest predictors, followed by the psychological model, and then the contact model. Theoretical as well as practical implications of the study is discussed.
{"title":"Stereotype formation","authors":"Yunying Zhang, Eun-Jeong Han, Phi Phuong Tran, Alexis S. Tan","doi":"10.1075/JAPC.00032.ZHA","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/JAPC.00032.ZHA","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The present study aims (1) to study stereotype contents of a target population, and (2) to test the predictive\u0000 power of three contesting theoretical models in the communication framework of who→says what→in which channel→to whom→with what\u0000 effect (Lasswell, 1948). A purposive sample of (N = 291) Vietnamese\u0000 high school and college students found that they have positive stereotypes about Americans in general and a mix of positive and\u0000 negative stereotypes about Black/African-Americans. Of the three theoretical models, the communication model had collectively the\u0000 strongest predictors, followed by the psychological model, and then the contact model. Theoretical as well as practical\u0000 implications of the study is discussed.","PeriodicalId":43807,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asian Pacific Communication","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2019-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45270549","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The present study examined English textbooks used in Japanese middle and high schools, and analyzed to what extent the English words that are included in those textbooks are already integrated into the vocabulary pool of Japanese as loanwords. The findings of the present study showed that approximately 80% of the English words introduced in the first four years of English education in schools in Japan are already integrated into Japanese as loanwords. Based on this high percentage of English words with loanword counterparts in Japanese, the present study has argued that English loanwords in Japanese can be used as a resource for learning new vocabulary in the field of EFL education for L1 speakers of Japanese.
{"title":"English within Japanese","authors":"Hironori Nishi","doi":"10.1075/JAPC.00031.NIS","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/JAPC.00031.NIS","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The present study examined English textbooks used in Japanese middle and high schools, and analyzed to what extent\u0000 the English words that are included in those textbooks are already integrated into the vocabulary pool of Japanese as loanwords.\u0000 The findings of the present study showed that approximately 80% of the English words introduced in the first four years of English\u0000 education in schools in Japan are already integrated into Japanese as loanwords. Based on this high percentage of English words\u0000 with loanword counterparts in Japanese, the present study has argued that English loanwords in Japanese can be used as a resource\u0000 for learning new vocabulary in the field of EFL education for L1 speakers of Japanese.","PeriodicalId":43807,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asian Pacific Communication","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2019-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44534828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sort of is a pragmatic particle with a range of functions in different contexts. There are different factors which can contribute to its varied functions. Focusing on the media discourse, this study investigates the frequency and pragmatic functions of sort of in New Zealand English. Based on the analysis of the data from a current affairs TV program, the study shows that sort of is a pragmatic particle under-used in this discourse type. The analysis of its pragmatic functions demonstrates that right amount of information and mitigation fulfill a substantial proportion of sort of functions. The other two functions, avoidance and discourse management, are less frequent, but still perform important roles in effective media communication.
{"title":"On the functions of sort of in New Zealand TV programs","authors":"Peyman G. P. Sabet","doi":"10.1075/JAPC.00020.SAB","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/JAPC.00020.SAB","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 Sort of is a pragmatic particle with a range of functions in different contexts. There are\u0000 different factors which can contribute to its varied functions. Focusing on the media discourse, this study investigates the\u0000 frequency and pragmatic functions of sort of in New Zealand English. Based on the analysis of the data from a\u0000 current affairs TV program, the study shows that sort of is a pragmatic particle under-used in this discourse type. The analysis of its pragmatic functions demonstrates that right amount of information and mitigation fulfill a substantial\u0000 proportion of sort of functions. The other two functions, avoidance and discourse management, are less frequent,\u0000 but still perform important roles in effective media communication.","PeriodicalId":43807,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asian Pacific Communication","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2019-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47121925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This study examines the pragmatic functions of sort of in Australian English (AuE), utilising discourse from 12 months of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s television program Q&A. It explores the frequency of sort of uses in context with a focus on multifunctionality. Uses are classified in a data-based schema which synthesises the previously described pragmatic functions of sort of and locates these within Zhang’s (2015) Elastic Language framework. The article thus provides an understanding of the pragmatic functions of sort of in public discussion contexts within AuE, arguing, most notably, that sort of performs five of Zhang’s six functions, rather than just the two previously reported, and that in accounting for the complex uses of this pragmatic marker, a wider range of subtypes needs to be distinguished within two of the functions.
{"title":"Sort of in Australian English","authors":"J. Mulder, C. Williams, E. Moore","doi":"10.1075/JAPC.00019.MUL","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/JAPC.00019.MUL","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 This study examines the pragmatic functions of sort of in Australian English (AuE), utilising\u0000 discourse from 12 months of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s television program Q&A. It explores the\u0000 frequency of sort of uses in context with a focus on multifunctionality. Uses are classified in a data-based\u0000 schema which synthesises the previously described pragmatic functions of sort of and locates these within Zhang’s (2015) Elastic Language framework. The article thus provides an understanding of\u0000 the pragmatic functions of sort of in public discussion contexts within AuE, arguing, most notably, that\u0000 sort of performs five of Zhang’s six functions, rather than just the two previously reported, and that in\u0000 accounting for the complex uses of this pragmatic marker, a wider range of subtypes needs to be distinguished within two of the\u0000 functions.","PeriodicalId":43807,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asian Pacific Communication","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2019-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42782476","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Expressing vagueness is a common phenomenon especially in spoken discourse. The present paper examines vague language ‘sort of’ (e.g., kayak gitu) realised in spoken discourse in Indonesian. It accounts for the pragmatic functions of ‘sort of’ examined in their discourse context. The data under investigation include a 24-hour corpus of a television talk-show discussing various social issues. A pragmatic qualitative data analysis is predominantly employed directed towards a functional analysis of the use of ‘sort of’. Descriptive statistics accompany the qualitative analysis to reinforce the investigation. The quantitative analysis shows that ‘sort of’ was infrequently used in the context of Indonesian television discourse. The corpus displays various forms of lexical devices for ‘sort of’ in Indonesian. The pragmatic analysis shows that ‘sort of’ was employed as a politeness strategy to tone down strong linguistic expressions and to save the speaker’s positive face. The infrequent use of ‘sort of’ in the discourse type under investigation in this study reinforces the notion that ‘sort of’ is a feature of informal interaction.
{"title":"‘Sort of’ in Indonesian television discourse","authors":"I. Purwanti","doi":"10.1075/JAPC.00023.PUR","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/JAPC.00023.PUR","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Expressing vagueness is a common phenomenon especially in spoken discourse. The present paper examines vague\u0000 language ‘sort of’ (e.g., kayak gitu) realised in spoken discourse in Indonesian. It accounts for the pragmatic\u0000 functions of ‘sort of’ examined in their discourse context. The data under investigation include a 24-hour corpus of a television\u0000 talk-show discussing various social issues. A pragmatic qualitative data analysis is predominantly employed directed towards a\u0000 functional analysis of the use of ‘sort of’. Descriptive statistics accompany the qualitative analysis to reinforce the\u0000 investigation. The quantitative analysis shows that ‘sort of’ was infrequently used in the context of Indonesian television\u0000 discourse. The corpus displays various forms of lexical devices for ‘sort of’ in Indonesian. The pragmatic analysis shows that\u0000 ‘sort of’ was employed as a politeness strategy to tone down strong linguistic expressions and to save the speaker’s positive\u0000 face. The infrequent use of ‘sort of’ in the discourse type under investigation in this study reinforces the notion that ‘sort of’\u0000 is a feature of informal interaction.","PeriodicalId":43807,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asian Pacific Communication","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2019-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45934751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"‘Sort of’ across languages of the Asia and Oceania regions","authors":"Vahid Parvaresh, Grace Zhang","doi":"10.1075/JAPC.00018.PAR","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1075/JAPC.00018.PAR","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43807,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asian Pacific Communication","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2019-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41732894","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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