Journal of Language Situation and Language Service
JLSLS, Vol. 1, No. 2, 2025, pp.292-313.
Print ISSN: 3078-3755; Online ISSN: 3104-5065
Journal homepage: https://www.lslsjournal.com
DOI：Https://doi.org/10.64058/JLSLS.25.2.09
A Study on the Intergenerational Evolution Mechanism of Ningbo Dialect from the Perspective of Translanguaging
Wang Huanjie（汪焕杰）
Abstract: This study focuses on the intergenerational mechanisms of Ningbo dialect in a translanguaging perspective. Ningbo dialect is located in the socio-linguistic context of rapid urbanization and Mandarin diffusion in Yangtze River Delta. It is confronted with the complex process of decline, survival and reconstruction across generations. Based on qualitative data collected from three-generation Ningbo families, it explores how dialect use, language attitude and identity negotiation happen in family and community contexts. It finds out the co-existence of weakening and creative use of linguistic resources in Ningbo dialect process. Younger speakers strategically deploy cross-linguistic resources in Ningbo-Mandarin-dominant communicative context, positioning dialect use in the process of cultural identity negotiation. This study advances the understanding of dialect vitality. It challenges the binary view of language maintenance or loss, and sheds light on the translanguaging practices in family and community contexts. Implications for language education, policy and community-based dialect revitalization programs are discussed.
Keywords: Ningbo dialect, translanguaging, intergenerational language evolution, language identity, dialect revitalization, sociolinguistics, language shift
Author Biography: Wang Huanjie, School of Foreign Languages, Zhejiang Wanli University, research direction: sociolinguistics. E-mail: 462978724@qq.com.
中文标题：超语视角下宁波方言的代际演变机制研究
摘要：本研究以超语实践为视角，聚焦宁波方言的代际传承机制。在长三角地区快速城市化与普通话普及的社会语言学背景下，宁波方言正经历着衰退、存续与重构的复杂代际进程。基于对宁波三代家庭的质性访谈数据，本研究探讨了方言使用、语言态度与身份协商在家庭和社区场域中的具体呈现。研究发现，宁波方言的传承过程中同时存在语言能力弱化与创造性运用语言资源的现象。年轻一代在宁波话与普通话主导的双语交际语境中策略性地调用跨语言资源，并将方言使用置于文化身份协商的过程之中。本研究深化了对方言活力的理解，挑战了语言维持与流失的二元对立观点，揭示了家庭与社区场域中的超语实践。研究结论对语言教育、语言政策及基于社区的方言振兴项目具有启示意义。
关键词：宁波方言；超语；代际语言演变；语言认同；方言振兴；社会语言学；语言转用
作者简介：汪焕杰，浙江万里学院外语学院，研究方向：社会语言学。E-mail：462978724@qq.com。
Received: 03 Nov 2025 / Revised: 25 Nov 2025 / Accepted: 05 Dec 2025 / Published online: 30 Dec 2025 / Print published: 30 Dec 2025.
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