A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review
Participation in sociolinguistic research (2022)

Bodó, C., Barabás, B., Fazakas, N., Gáspár, J., Jani‐Demetriou, B., Laihonen, P., Lajos, V., & Szabó, G. (2022). Participation in sociolinguistic research. Language and Linguistics Compass, 16(4), Article e12451. https://doi.org/10.1111/lnc3.12451

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All authors or editors: Bodó, Csanád; Barabás, Blanka; Fazakas, Noémi; Gáspár, Judit; Jani‐Demetriou, Bernadett; Laihonen, Petteri; Lajos, Veronika; Szabó, Gergely

Journal or series: Language and Linguistics Compass

eISSN: 1749-818X

Publication year: 2022

Volume: 16

Issue number: 4

Article number: e12451

Publisher: Wiley

Publication country: United Kingdom

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/lnc3.12451

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Partially open access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/80805

Abstract

Involving speakers in research on their linguistic practices has been at the core of sociolinguistics since the inception of the field. In contrast to social sciences, however, sociolinguists have rarely addressed the issues surrounding the participation of those involved and engaged in the research process. This paper aims at reviewing the state of the art and outlining critical dimensions and aspects with relation to participation. We explore previous studies and study designs with the help of the following questions: Who has been involved? How and with what impact have stakeholders participated in different strands of sociolinguistic research? Current developments are presented and reviewed with particular reference to language expertise of those outside academia, as manifested in everyday talk about language, and the link between the production of this knowledge and social inequalities. We point out that the interconnectedness of everyday language expertise and social (in)equality can only be interpreted in highly localised contexts, whose diverse understandings and conceptualisations provide and, at the same time, limit the possibilities of social transformation.

Keywords: sociolinguistics; research; participation; participatory research; speech (phenomena); participants; use of language; linguistic interaction; inequality

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Reporting Year: 2022

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