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Papers by Anna Augustyniak

Research paper thumbnail of Basque for all?' : ideology and identity in migrants' perceptions of Basque

This PhD thesis explores language attitudes and ideologies among migrant students of Basque in th... more This PhD thesis explores language attitudes and ideologies among migrant students of Basque in the Basque Autonomous Community of Spain. I aim to explore the contexts of language attitude formation in interaction, and how these attitudes in turn, reflect the underlying ideological indexicalities that contribute to the creation of social categories. The processes of attitude construction and ideologies that guide them are then influential and consequential for group identity formation, for instance, when migrant learners position themselves on the scale of belonging to ‘Basqueness’ understood as a group identity. In this project I analyse three areas in which this influence of ideologies on attitudes and identity construction was found particularly significant and consequential for migrant learners of Basque: the construction of space in which Basque group identity is embedded and based on Basque resources subjected to processes of scalar evaluation; the construction of authenticity ...

Research paper thumbnail of Assimilation Through Language Learning ? : Minoritised Language Perception and Integration Policies

In this paper I will compare the official policies drawn by the Basque Government and the Basque ... more In this paper I will compare the official policies drawn by the Basque Government and the Basque Language Advisory Board with regards to Basque (or Euskera) and the integration of migrants in the Basque Autonomous Community (BAC) region of Spain, with migrant students’ perception of the role of this minoritised language. I will explore the relationship between the migrant students’ attitudes towards Basque and the language ideologies that shape them. I will use a content-based discourse approach to analyse my data. Such a comparison will show how attitudes are constructed in discourse within a specific context. It will also allow me to consider the extent to which the development of positive and negative attitudes by migrants is related to the official stance on the role of Basque in integration.

Research paper thumbnail of Migrant Learners of Basque as New Speakers: Language Authenticity and Belonging

Languages, 2021

Language issues related to identity negotiation in minoritised language contexts, including those... more Language issues related to identity negotiation in minoritised language contexts, including those related to the category of “new speakers”, have often been studied in relation to local language dichotomies and national populations. This paper will examine identity construction among migrant learners of Basque from outside of Spain, looking at migrants as a diverse population and as a particular group of new speakers of Basque. By analysing the ways in which migrant learners position themselves as (not) belonging to “Basqueness” as a group identity, it points to the underlying language ideologies that guide language and identity categories, such as native Basque speakers or new speakers, within the essentialising and non-essentialising ideological influences. It will aim to answer how migrants employ identity categories or contest their use in discourse and establish the extent of the relation between perceived linguistic competence in Basque, the use of Basque by migrants and the i...

Research paper thumbnail of Contesting sub-state integration policies: migrant new speakers as stakeholders in language regimes

Language Policy

This paper aims to illuminate the role of sub-state languages in the integration process of migra... more This paper aims to illuminate the role of sub-state languages in the integration process of migrants in two sub-state regions: Wales in the UK and the Basque Autonomous Community in Spain. We investigate how language and the idea of 'belongingess' based on language learning and knowledge are constructed in the integration policies in these two officially bilingual regions. We analyse policy documents on the topic of integration of migrants in the respective state and sub-state regions, as well as exploring how the role of language is in turn understood, accepted or contested by migrants. Using ethnographically oriented methods of enquiry such as observations of linguistic practices as well as semi-structured interviews with migrant learners of Welsh and Basque, this analysis seeks to contribute to the growing field of LPP as a multifaceted area of study, and in this case, position migrants as agents in policy-making processes. We find that despite distinctive and ambiguous roles ascribed to the respective official languages of each region, migrant new speakers ascribe certain values and roles to each language, which are not necessarily acknowledged or envisaged as such in integration policies. We propose that taking the voice of migrant new speakers learners into account would improve language and integration policymaking in these two sub-state regions and help to redefine the role of language resources in national 'belongingess' according to the needs of the stakeholders involved.

Research paper thumbnail of Basque for all?' : ideology and identity in migrants' perceptions of Basque

This PhD thesis explores language attitudes and ideologies among migrant students of Basque in th... more This PhD thesis explores language attitudes and ideologies among migrant students of Basque in the Basque Autonomous Community of Spain. I aim to explore the contexts of language attitude formation in interaction, and how these attitudes in turn, reflect the underlying ideological indexicalities that contribute to the creation of social categories. The processes of attitude construction and ideologies that guide them are then influential and consequential for group identity formation, for instance, when migrant learners position themselves on the scale of belonging to ‘Basqueness’ understood as a group identity. In this project I analyse three areas in which this influence of ideologies on attitudes and identity construction was found particularly significant and consequential for migrant learners of Basque: the construction of space in which Basque group identity is embedded and based on Basque resources subjected to processes of scalar evaluation; the construction of authenticity ...

Research paper thumbnail of Assimilation Through Language Learning ? : Minoritised Language Perception and Integration Policies

In this paper I will compare the official policies drawn by the Basque Government and the Basque ... more In this paper I will compare the official policies drawn by the Basque Government and the Basque Language Advisory Board with regards to Basque (or Euskera) and the integration of migrants in the Basque Autonomous Community (BAC) region of Spain, with migrant students’ perception of the role of this minoritised language. I will explore the relationship between the migrant students’ attitudes towards Basque and the language ideologies that shape them. I will use a content-based discourse approach to analyse my data. Such a comparison will show how attitudes are constructed in discourse within a specific context. It will also allow me to consider the extent to which the development of positive and negative attitudes by migrants is related to the official stance on the role of Basque in integration.

Research paper thumbnail of Migrant Learners of Basque as New Speakers: Language Authenticity and Belonging

Languages, 2021

Language issues related to identity negotiation in minoritised language contexts, including those... more Language issues related to identity negotiation in minoritised language contexts, including those related to the category of “new speakers”, have often been studied in relation to local language dichotomies and national populations. This paper will examine identity construction among migrant learners of Basque from outside of Spain, looking at migrants as a diverse population and as a particular group of new speakers of Basque. By analysing the ways in which migrant learners position themselves as (not) belonging to “Basqueness” as a group identity, it points to the underlying language ideologies that guide language and identity categories, such as native Basque speakers or new speakers, within the essentialising and non-essentialising ideological influences. It will aim to answer how migrants employ identity categories or contest their use in discourse and establish the extent of the relation between perceived linguistic competence in Basque, the use of Basque by migrants and the i...

Research paper thumbnail of Contesting sub-state integration policies: migrant new speakers as stakeholders in language regimes

Language Policy

This paper aims to illuminate the role of sub-state languages in the integration process of migra... more This paper aims to illuminate the role of sub-state languages in the integration process of migrants in two sub-state regions: Wales in the UK and the Basque Autonomous Community in Spain. We investigate how language and the idea of 'belongingess' based on language learning and knowledge are constructed in the integration policies in these two officially bilingual regions. We analyse policy documents on the topic of integration of migrants in the respective state and sub-state regions, as well as exploring how the role of language is in turn understood, accepted or contested by migrants. Using ethnographically oriented methods of enquiry such as observations of linguistic practices as well as semi-structured interviews with migrant learners of Welsh and Basque, this analysis seeks to contribute to the growing field of LPP as a multifaceted area of study, and in this case, position migrants as agents in policy-making processes. We find that despite distinctive and ambiguous roles ascribed to the respective official languages of each region, migrant new speakers ascribe certain values and roles to each language, which are not necessarily acknowledged or envisaged as such in integration policies. We propose that taking the voice of migrant new speakers learners into account would improve language and integration policymaking in these two sub-state regions and help to redefine the role of language resources in national 'belongingess' according to the needs of the stakeholders involved.