The Spreading of a New Comer Language "Mandarin" in Cities in East Java and Its Implication: Linguistic Landscape Perspective

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نویسندگان
Slamet Setiawan 1
Lina Purwaning Hartanti 2
Mintowati 3
Renfei Xiao 4
Yang Nadia Miranti 5
1 Professor in Linguistics, English Department, Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Indonesia
2 Lecturer, English Department, Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Indonesia
3 Associate Professor, Mandarin Language and Literature Department, Faculty of Languages and Arts, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Indonesia
4 Professor, College of International Cultural Exchange, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
5 Lecturer, Chinese Language and Literature Department, Faculty of Cultural Studies, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, Indonesia
10.48311/LRR.14.5.173
چکیده
Several languages displayed in Language Landscape (LL) in tourism cities are foremost to be explored since they can depict the battle and position of each language. As China has a tight cooperation with Indonesia and other countries, Mandarin has begun to be utilized in the public sphere, such as in the LL. Thus, this present study intends to analyze the use and position of Mandarin, the underlying reasons for using Mandarin, society’s perspective, and its implication. The qualitative method was applied in which all data were explained descriptively by engaging documentation and a questionnaire for data collection. The former was done through the 831 signs displayed in tourism cities in East Java (27 Mandarin LL involved). The latter was conducted through the 127 responses from various backgrounds: old and younger generations. The results indicate that (1) Mandarin LL with top-down signs get a higher percentage than bottom-up signs in which Mandarin is in the fourth position, (2) the utilization of Mandarin in LL is to reveal their identity of the LL owner, (3) it is not vital to display Mandarin in LL due to the lack knowledge of it. Even if societies have negative perceptions of Mandarin, they confess that Mandarin is extensively spread due to its fast growth in any sector. Consequently, this study is crucial to give a wake-up call to the government and speakers of indigenous languages that they should take essential action to preserve the position of local-ethnic languages in LL.

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دوره 14، شماره 5 - شماره پیاپی 77
آذر و دی 1402
صفحه 173-197