A Little Caribbean in Madrid: analysis of the Dominican identity in the public space
According to the field of sociolinguistics of globalization, migrants resettle in new countries through deterritorialization and reterritorialization processes, which entail changes in the perception of the language and symbols of the homeland and those of the communities that migrants establish the...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Alcalá (UAH) |
| Repositorio: | e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/59477 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10017/59477 https://dx.doi.org/10.37536/LYM.15.2.2023.xxxx |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Linguistic landscape Minority voices Dominican diaspora in Madrid Transnational communities Sociolinguistics of globalization Paisaje lingüístico Voces minoritarias Diáspora dominicana en Madrid Comunidades transnacionales Sociolingüística de la globalización Lingüística Sociología Linguistics Sociology |
| Sumario: | According to the field of sociolinguistics of globalization, migrants resettle in new countries through deterritorialization and reterritorialization processes, which entail changes in the perception of the language and symbols of the homeland and those of the communities that migrants establish themselves in. Given that this contextual relation is expressed in the public space, the present study analyzes how Dominican resources are used in the linguistic and semiotic landscape of Tetuán, a well-known Dominican neighborhood of Madrid. Using both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, results show both the presence of the Dominican Spanish as well asDominican symbols in the public space. Findings suggest that theDominican community in Madrid has adapted their new place tomake it more similar to their homeland, the Dominican Republic,reterritorializing the linguistic and semiotic landscape of Tetuán while building and shaping new identities. This study contributes tothe body of research on linguistic landscape and linguistic attitudes in multilingual settings. |
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