Who am I? (Personal name as a tool for self-identification of Russianspeaking bilingual children)
https://doi.org/10.30515/0131-6141-2021-82-2-66-75
Abstract
This article presents the results of a sociolinguistic electronic survey conducted in 2017–2019 in Finland. The purpose was to reveal the attitude of children towards their names in bilingual and polylingual families living in Finland. The questionnaire was answered by 19 children (4 interviews was taken additionally) aged from 10 to 16 years old (born between 2002–2010). The research methods were: the method of sociolinguistic questionnaire, focused interviews, the method of verification, the case study method. As a result, socio-psychological motives determining the orientation of variants of children’s names both at the culture of their parents (family) and the Finnish society. The novelty of the pilot study is an analysis of bilingual children’s reflections on their personal name as a significant part in self-identification processes.
About the Authors
A. V. Zelenin
University Tampere
Finland
Finland
Aleksandr V. Zelenin, Dr. of Sci. (Philol.), lector of Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere
N. L. Ivanova
University Tampere
Finland
Finland
Natalia L. Ivanova, Master’s degree, Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere
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Zelenin A.V., Ivanova N.L. Who am I? (Personal name as a tool for self-identification of Russianspeaking bilingual children). Russian language at school. 2021;82(2):66-75. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.30515/0131-6141-2021-82-2-66-75
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