(Re)negotiation of the cultural and linguistic identities of the Azorean Portuguese in Eastern Massachusetts. Issue 1 (2nd January 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gubitosi, Patricia; de Oliveira, Judy
• Is Part Of: Diaspora studies. Volume 13:Issue 1(2020)
• Page Start: 89
• Page End: 108
• Publication Date: 2020-01-02
• Subjects: Portuguese diaspora -- migrants' identity -- displacement -- (de)(re) territorialization; East Indian diaspora -- Periodicals; East Indians -- Cultural assimilation -- Foreign countries -- Periodicals; Transnationalism -- Social aspects -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Dual nationality -- Periodicals; Emigration and immigration -- Periodicals; India -- Emigration and immigration -- Periodicals; 304.80954
• DOI: 10.1080/09739572.2019.1688934
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0973-9572

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Linguistic identity of migrant communities is highly related to cultural practices. Given that social and individual identity emerges through social interaction and discursive practices where the role of linguistic processes is fundamental, this paper analyses how Portuguese migrants and their descendants negotiate and contest their cultural and linguistic identity while struggling to maintain their language and traditions in Eastern Massachusetts.