The Infl uencing Factors of Language Attitudes on Codeswitching in National Languages and Dialects

Abstract

The relationship between national languages and dialects is one of the three main linguistic relationships. Under the policy of popularizing and promoting Mandarin, the preservation and transmission of dialects is also a necessary step in preserving cultural diversity, and the study of the code-switching between the two has received increasing attention. This paper uses the theoretical perspective of French sociologist Bourdieu to analyse the factors infl uencing code-switching between national languages and dialects, using the characteristics of “disposition” in language attitudes, i.e. inculcation, structure, stability, production and extension, to reveal the interrelationship between the two. It is important to establish a win-win relationship between the promotion of national languages and the preservation of dialects.