Authors:	Siebenhütter, Stefanie
Title:	The multilingual profile and its impact on identity : approaching the difference between multilingualism and multilingual identity or linguistic identity
Online publication date:	12-Jun-2023
Year of first publication:	2023
Language:	english
Abstract:	This paper visualizes why the identity of multilingual speakers cannot be described adequately with the term “multilingual identity”. Exemplarily, the multilingual profiles of multilingual speakers in Northeastern Thailand are explained showing that language may come without an identity signal. It appears that multilingualism is generally rather situational functional. Instead of equating identity with language, the research shows how the multilingual profile of individuals may influence their self-concept i.e., their identity. The paper also reviews other discipline's identity concepts and their applicability to linguistic research aiming to fill the research gap concerning the theoretical modelling of linguistic identity and the lack of a standardized examination method for linguistic identity. The aim of this paper is to describe theoretical aspects of the modelling of linguistic identity and to provide a standardized methodology that can be used to capture what was identified as a linguistic identity on the example of the Kui minority.
DDC:	100 Philosophie 100 Philosophy 150 Psychologie 150 Psychology 300 Sozialwissenschaften 300 Social sciences 400 Sprache 400 Language 490 Andere Sprachen 490 Other languages
Institution:	Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
Department:	FB 05 Philosophie und Philologie FB 06 Translations-, Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaft
Place:	Mainz
ROR:	https://ror.org/023b0x485
DOI:	http://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-9170
Version:	Published version
Publication type:	Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Document type specification:	Scientific article
License:	CC BY
Information on rights of use:	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Journal:	Ampersand 10
Pages or article number:	100123
Publisher:	Elsevier
Publisher place:	Amsterdam u.a.
Issue date:	2023
ISSN:	2215-0390
Publisher DOI:	10.1016/j.amper.2023.100123
Appears in collections:	JGU-Publikationen