BACKGROUND OF ACCENT-BASED DISCRIMINATION IN THE ISSUES OF LINGUOCULTURAL ADAPTATION OF RUSSIAN-SPEAKING IMMIGRANTS IN GERMANY

Abstract

The article presents the results of a study on the impact of the Russian accent on the prospects for integration into the host German community. The respondents were Russian-speaking immigrants living in Germany. According to the results of the survey, it was found that more than 50% of respondents faced accent-based discrimination. Therefore, further analysis of the data was carried out within two groups respondents with experience of discrimination (Group B) and without such experience (Group A) on the material of answers concerning the reasons for immigration, the duration of stay in the Federal Republic of Germany, the specifics of studying and the frequency of use of the German language. The analysis of the responses received indicates that immigrants who have not studied German as a specialized subject in higher education programs or in German schools, rarely use German in everyday communication, and have no motivation to integrate into the host community are more susceptible to discrimination. It should be noted that the factor of the duration of stay on the territory of the German-speaking state does not significantly affect the accent expression. Based on the results obtained, it is concluded that for the successful integration of an immigrant into the host society it is necessary to form phonological and phonetic competence.

Keywords

• foreign accent
• immigration
• germany
• linguocultural adaptation
• accent-based discrimination
• иноязычный акцент
• иммиграция
• германия
• лингвокультурная адаптация
• дискриминация по акцентному признаку