Language Situation in the Korean Diaspora of the Krasnodar Krai: A Qualitative Study

Student: Kokurina Natalya

Educational Programme: Linguistic Theory and Language Description (Master)

Final Grade: 7

Year of Graduation: 2024

This work is aimed at studying the linguistic, cultural and ethnic identity of the Korean diaspora of the Krasnodar Territory, as well as describing the linguistic identity of representatives within the diaspora. In-depth interviews were the main data collection method for this study. The complex historical path of the Korean community in Russia, which began back in the 19th century, caused the appearance of two pronounced linguistic shifts and linguistic assimilation within the community Using 2 approaches of data analysis: ethical and emic, it turned out not only to assess the linguistic situation, but also to understand what affects the linguistic loyalty of community members and what language vector is observed currently being observed at the current moment.

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