StoriedSelfinAnotherLanguageACollocationalApproach.ppt

Learner Corpus Conference, BFSU, 09-12-26 Storied Self in Another Language A Collocational Approach to Interlanguage Identity 英语专业学生英语口头叙事中的自我形象 ——词语搭配研究视角 Major points Major points Identity as a theoretical construct Who am I? Who is s/he/it? Who are they? Self ? ?other Identity as a theoretical construct Social constructionist perspective to identity de Fina, Schiffrin Bamberg (2006: 2) Identity is a process that (1) takes places in specific interactional occasions (2) yields multiple identities instead of individual constructs (3) does not simply originate from the individual, but results from processes of negotiation that are basically social, and (4) entails “discursive work” Major points Identity as a theoretical construct Discursive identity Corpus method Collocation profiled identity Concgram + keyword approach Case: storied self in another language 不知言无以知人也 话语中的人等于现实中的人吗？ D.I. = I.D.? Language, Identity: Ancient city metaphor How is language/identity shaped or constructed? Our language can be seen as an ancient city: a maze of little streets and squares, of old and new houses, and of houses with additions from various periods; and this surrounded by a multitude of new boroughs with straight regular streets and uniform houses. –Ludwig Wittgenstein Cited in M. Tomasello. 2003. Constructing a Language: A Usage-based Theory of Language Acquisition. Cambridge, MA.: Harvard University Press. P. 94. ontogenetic（个体发生），phylogenetic（系统发生） Interim summary of discursive identity Discursive Identity is the emergent propert(ies) of the subject. Emergent properties are what we can describe and capture at a certain time. Dimensions of analyzing discursive identity 1st dimension: individual identifiers 2nd dimension: social network 3rd dimension: interactional agency Pulling them all together Tripartite identification Situated identifications Methods in identity studies Multi-case method Interview, questionnaire, ethnography Microscope Telescope Bird’s-eye vie