英文摘要 |
This study investigated young Taiwanese's attitudes towards five Mandarin varieties—2nd -generation Waisheng Mandarin, Taiwan Mandarin, Northern Chinese Mandarin, Southern Chinese Mandarin, and TaiwanESE Mandarin. The first four, if contextualized in the long-term “Standard Guoyu Movement” in Taiwan, can all be considered “standard” Mandarin. This study intends to explore whether the stereotypes towards Mandarin formed and implemented by the Standard Guoyu Movement remain among young Taiwanese people. Results showed 2nd -generation Waisheng Mandarin remains best evaluated in all categories except “Intimacy”, while TaiwanESE Mandarin was evaluated in a reverse manner. Chinese Mandarin varieties were not highly evaluated. Meanwhile, Taiwan Mandarin was stably highly evaluated in all categories; the gap between social attractiveness and function of Taiwan Mandarin was the smallest among the five varieties. |