Language, politics, and ideology in Hawaiian language newspaper discourse between 1893 and 1901
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2025-05
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ʻO KA ʻŌLELO, KA POLITIKA, A ME KE KOʻOMANA I LOKO O KA NŪPEPA ʻŌLELO HAWAIʻI MA WAENA O 1893 A ME 1901
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This thesis examines how the complex multilingualism of late 19th century Hawaiian society was implicated in the political dynamics of that period. 495 Hawaiian language newspaper articles published between 1893 and 1901 that discussed the sociolinguistic landscape of the time were gathered together into a discourse corpus and analyzed qualitatively using Critical Discourse Analysis methodologies. This research project shows that the contours of linguistic difference across 19th century Hawaiian society, and the barriers to power that they engendered were manipulated strategically by speakers of both Hawaiian and English to their own political benefit. Both languages presented themselves as boundaries to communication, and thus boundaries to ideology, and were used as such to extend, perpetuate, or subvert political power. This study makes some reflective conclusions that relate the findings of this study to the Hawaiian language revitalization movement, namely that the question of language in Hawaiʻi was always and primarily a political one, and any meaningful discussion of the current Hawaiian language revitalization movement must take into account its long and complex political history.
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Sociolinguistics, History, Linguistics, discourse analysis, Hawaiian history, Hawaiian language, language ideology, language revitalization
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82 pages
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