The “Stateness” of Taiwan (ROC) Revisited: A Search in the Contemporary Context of Language
Date Issued
2005
Date
2005
Author(s)
Lee, Ming-yu
DOI
zh-TW
Abstract
National identity is one of highly-disputed issues in Taiwan in recent years, but it was usually discussed in an abstract or macro scope. My research is an effort trying to escape this kind of approach and use a micro way to demonstrate that it’s not only the level of discourses but the use of vocabulary has something to do with national identity. From the viewpoint I look a set of vocabulary concerning national identity in Taiwan’s relative discussions in three angles. First I observe changes of these words in five kinds of contexts and consider voicers in public spheres such like politicians, media and academic researchers occupy a relatively advantageous position. This reflects on surveys concerning national identity and unification-independence issue, where an often-used Chinese term “maintaining the status-quo” becomes objective via their framing. Yet the mass doesn’t accept all of these discourses and definitions, individuals use these relative terms in their own viewpoints and thus recognize them or convert them. I try to point out that first, there are symbolic conflicts in the form of “war of position” happening in the level of vocabulary beneath the level of discourses concerning national identity. Second, diffusions and changes of vocabulary are not really led by opinion leaders unidirectionally, in some extent they still need recognition from the populace and the whole society.
Subjects
語彙
統獨
維持現狀
正名運動
National identity
Vocabulary/words
Unification and Independence
Province-Country
the
SDGs
Type
thesis
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