Linguistic Diasporas, Narrative and Performance

The Irish in Argentina

AvSarah O'Brien

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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This book explores the present-day Irish Diaspora in Argentina, using oral narrative and a sociolinguistic theoretical framework to draw out the features that define contemporary Hiberno-Argentine identity.

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Utgivningsdatum:2017-07-14
Mått:148 x 210 x 19 mm
Vikt:414 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:203
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783319514208

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Sarah O’Brien is Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, and Director of the Centre for English Language Learning and Teaching there. She was formerly Director of Bilingual Education at Northern New Mexico College, USA, and a recipient of the IRCHSS doctoral award for her research on the Irish in Post-World War II Britain. Her publications explore linguistic and cultural acquisition in contemporary migrant communities with a particular focus on Latin America and Ireland.

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Chapter 1. Oral Dialogue and Performance.- Chapter 2. Historical Context.- Chapter 3. Space and Place.- Chapter 4. A Search for Belonging.- Chapter 5. Getting on with the Neighbours.- Chapter 6. Eating our Words: Food, Language and the Preservation of Identity.- Chapter 7. Post-Peronism and the Collapse of Community.- Chapter 8. The Festivalization of Irish Ethnicity.