Requests for Help in a Multilingual Professional Environment Testimonies and Actantial Models
| Autor: | Eve Lejot |
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| Přispěvatelé: | University of Luxembourg, IPSE [research center] |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
Linguistics and Language
multilingualism 05 social sciences Actancial model Multilingualism P1-1091 Language and Linguistics Linguistics workplace 0502 economics and business Professional environment 050211 marketing discourse actantial model Workplace Languages & linguistics [A05] [Arts & humanities] Langues & linguistique [A05] [Arts & sciences humaines] Psychology Philology. Linguistics 050203 business & management |
| Zdroj: | Open Linguistics, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 516-539 (2017) BASE-Bielefeld Academic Search Engine Open Linguistics, 3, 516-539. De Gruyter Open (2017). |
| ISSN: | 2300-9969 |
| Popis: | Professional multilingual environments using English as a lingua franca are prone to imbalances in communication, linguistic insecurity and rising tension. Non-native English speakers develop avoidance strategies in order to lessen their apprehension. To overcome these imbalances, this research aims to understand the relationships formed around languages focusing on the dynamics of integration and the requests for help. Guided by the actantial models of Greimas (1966), this qualitative study employs semiolinguistics and discourse analysis, including 19 narrative interviews with employees of Airbus and UNESCO in Hamburg, Germany in 2013. This methodology draws on actors connected through relationships of power and/or collaboration. The actantial models applied seek linguistic input through designational paradigms, shifters and modal occurrences. The actantial models illustrate how a good language competence provides a better understanding of one’s direct as well as passive environment. The learning process is shown to be a conduit to integration. The actantial model and discourse analysis shed light on the complex situation of multilingual communication settings by highlighting the influence of individuals’ linguistic skills. As a matter of fact, depending on the role of each individual in a given situation, lending a helping hand sometimes equates to upsetting the balance. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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