Discursive Construction of Bicultural Identity - A Cross-Generational Sociolinguistic Study on Oromo-Americans in Minnesota

The author examines the cultural identity development of Oromo-Americans in Minnesota, an ethnic group originally located within the national borders of Ethiopia. Earlier studies on language and cultural identity have shown that the degree of ethnic orientation of minorities commonly decreases from generation to generation. Yet oppression and a visible minority status were identified as factors delaying the process of de-ethnicization. Given that Oromos fled persecution in Ethiopia and are confronted with the ramifications of a visible minority status in the U.S., it can be expected that they have retained strong ties to their ethnic culture. This study, however, came to a more complex and theory-building result.

Table des matières

Contents: Cultural identity development of ethnic minorities in a Western diaspora - Oromo-Americans - Language and cultural identity - Social constructionism - Cognitive Sociolinguistics - Pronoun distribution - Pronoun analysis - Conceptual metaphor and metonymy - Tactics of intersubjectivity.

A propos de l'auteur

Oromiya-Jalata Deffa studied English and American studies with a focus on sociolinguistics at the University of Potsdam. Her research interest is the discursive construction of social identity and she has taught a wide range of sociolinguistic seminars.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Oromiya-Jalata Deffa
• Collaboration: Martin Pütz (Editeur)
• Edition: Peter Lang
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 30.04.2016
• EAN: 9783631673126
• ISBN: 978-3-631-67312-6
• Pages: 233
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 20 mm x 210 mm
• Poids: 410 g
• Thèmes: Duisburger Arbeiten zur Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaft; Duisburger Arbeiten Zur Sprach- Und Kulturwissenschaft; DASK - Duisburger Arbeiten zur Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaft / Duisburg Papers on Research in Langu; DASK ¿ Duisburger Arbeiten zur Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaft / Duisburg Papers on Research in Language and Culture
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Linguistique générale et comparée; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sociologie > Théories sociologiques