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THE USE OF THE WELSH LANGUAGE ON FACEBOOK: AN INITIAL INVESTIGATION

机译：脸书上威尔士语言的使用：一项初步调查

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The existence of many minority languages is threatened by language shift, whereby the community of speakers moves to using the majority language in place of the minority language. Social network sites such as Facebook might be important environments for minority language maintenance, as networks of strong ties may help speakers resist pressures towards language shift. However, to date, there has been little research that investigates this aspect of minority languages' online presence. This paper presents an initial examination of the current use of the Welsh language on Facebook.rnThe paper introduces a method for sampling the network of groups being used by a language community, based on the 'Related Groups' information within Facebook group profiles. Basic information is presented about the use of Welsh in Facebook groups, including membership numbers, the range of topics, and the levels of activity. Visualizations of the network reveal a small number of popular central groups playing a signficant role in connecting the community. The successive removal of central groups results in a relatively sparsely connected network and reveals a number of geographical neighbourhood and topic-specific sub-networks. The use of Welsh on personal profiles is also examined, as are the demographics of Welsh speakers on Facebook.rnThe results of this examination provide evidence that suggests that the use of the Welsh language has been normalized to some extent within Facebook and that the language has established an active presence on Facebook groups and profiles.
机译：语言的转移威胁着许多少数民族语言的存在，从而使讲者群体转向使用多数语言代替少数民族语言。诸如Facebook之类的社交网站可能是维护少数族裔语言的重要环境，因为牢固的联系网络可以帮助演讲者抵御语言转变的压力。但是，迄今为止，很少有研究调查少数民族语言在网上的存在。本文介绍了对目前在Facebook上使用威尔士语言的初步检查。rn本文介绍了一种基于Facebook群体资料中“相关群体”信息对语言社区所使用的群体网络进行抽样的方法。提供有关在Facebook小组中使用威尔士语的基本信息，包括会员编号，主题范围和活动级别。网络的可视化揭示了少数受欢迎的中央团体在连接社区方面起着重要作用。中心组的连续删除导致连接的网络相对稀疏，并揭示了许多地理邻域和特定主题的子网络。还检查了威尔士语在个人资料上的使用，以及在Facebook上威尔士语人群的人口统计信息。rn这项检查的结果提供了证据，表明在Facebook内威尔士语的使用在某种程度上已经规范化，并且该语言已经在Facebook群组和个人资料上建立了积极的影响力。

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