Contested Language Use in Ethnic Media: A Case Study of New Zealand's Pacific Media

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  • Author(s): Ross, Tara (ORCID Ross, Tara (ORCID 0000-0002-6664-711X)
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 2019 40(10):907-919.
  • Publication Date:
    2019
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      13
    • Subject Terms:
      Pacific Islanders; Ethnic Groups; Audiences; Mass Media; Language Skill Attrition; English (Second Language); Malayo Polynesian Languages; Self Concept; Language Usage; Language Maintenance; Translation; Migrants; Foreign Countries; Case Studies
    • Subject Terms:
      New Zealand
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/01434632.2019.1592182
    • ISSN:
      0143-4632
    • Abstract:
      New Zealand's Pacific communities face significant generational language loss and their media are increasingly produced in English, raising questions about the centrality of language for ethnic media and their audiences. By drawing on semi-structured interviews with 23 media producers, this study finds tensions within and between Pacific-language and English-language media over the use of Pacific languages. It suggests that language is a strategic resource of identity in Pacific media that is shaped by a dialectic of internal and external identification. Rather than viewing ethnic media language practices as simply about language preservation or translating information for migrants, this paper suggests we examine language as a way that media producers intentionally perform their identity and legitimate Pacific media production.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2019
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1232839