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Linguistic Diasporas, Narrative and Performance The Irish in Argentina

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. The author analyzes the spoken memories and discourses of Irish-Argentine descendants to trac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Brien, Sarah
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2017, 2017
Edition:1st ed. 2017
Subjects:
Ethnology / Latin America
History Of Britain And Ireland
Culture
Research Methods In Language And Linguistics
Multilingualism
Sociolinguistics
Great Britain / History
Linguistics / Methodology
Memory Studies
Latin American Culture
Collective Memory
Online Access:
Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 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

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