La situation linguistique des Chinois de Paris originaires de l'Asie du Sud-Est

One Of the dominant features shared by the Chinese living in Paris is their rich linguistic repertoire, closely related to their migratory history. As a function of the status of the language, the person or persons one is communicating with, and general practice, each language in which one is fluent conveys a whole series of connotations as to the rights and duties of the participants. Thus, the linguistic resources of the speakers operate as an effective means for the management of interpersonal relationships in social interaction, which can be viewed as a negotiation of various balances of power. The people involved are continually negotiating its vicissitudes in order to establish or reestablish the equilibrium of the relational balance. Some relationships can be established between the coexistence of linguistic varieties, their social functions, and the socio-economic situation of Chinese speakers in Paris.Zheng Li-Hua. La situation linguistique des Chinois de Paris originaires de l'Asie du Sud-Est. In: Aséanie 2, 1998. pp. 13-26