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Dialect use in migration and multilingual scenarios: building identities in diaspora
Peccini, Angelica | LT |
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2018 |
The object of this research project was to analyse identity construction and negotiation in migrant communities, through their language practices in a multilingual geographical area. To the best of my knowledge, an insight in what manner migrants build and negotiate their identities, through the way how they communicate, has not been largely provided. Moreover, a closer look to a group of participants whose language variety seems being preserved over the last decades in the multilingual scenario of Luxembourg is definitely missing. The research will examine audio-taped and coded interview responses performed by a group of Eugubinians (people born in or affiliated with the Italian city Gubbio), currently living in various Luxembourg towns after being migrated or being born by Eugubinian migrants. Results and conclusions are expected to show that communities in diaspora are likely to preserve dialect use over standard native land language; constant and frequent contacts with homeland benefit stronger Eugubinian identity affiliation; language practices are revealed to be precious research material when embracing identity studies.