Discursive construction of bicultural identity : a cross-generational sociolinguistic study on Oromo-Americans in Minnesota. DASK Duisburger Arbeiten zur Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaft / Duisburg Papers on Research in Language and Culture, vol. 113

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Published by Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Wien: Peter Lang, 2016

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Series: Book 6 of 16 - DASK – Duisburger Arbeiten zur Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaft/Duisburg Papers on Research in Language and Culture

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233 pp., 20 tables. A fresh, clean copy. - Summary: 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 of contents: 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Emergent cultural identities in a globalized world -- 1.2 Earliest studies on language and social identity construction -- 1.3 Studies on language and cultural identity -- 1.4 Outlook on methodological approaches to assess cultural identity via language -- 1.5 Triangulation of methods applied in this study -- 2. Context - The Oromos -- 2.1 The particular situation of Oromos -- 2.2 Cultural heterogeneity and ethnic orientation of Oromos -- 3. Theoretical framework -- 3.1 Reification of aspects of "identity" in a constructionist analysis -- 3.2 Social Constructionist accounts of identity -- 3.3 Difference between natural and constructed qualities -- 3.4 Social constructionist accounts of knowledge generation -- 3.5 Essentialist misconceptions of culture and identity -- 3.6 Validity and applicability of relativist analyses -- 3.7 Usage-based approaches towards the discursive construction of cultural identity -- 4. Methodology -- 4.1 Methods of data collection -- 4.1.1 Triangulation of data - the corpus -- 4.1.2 Setup of informants -- 4.1.3 Representativity - balancing social parameters -- 4.1.4 Recruiting of informants -- 4.1.5 Interview structure -- 4.1.6 Observer's Paradox (Labov) -- 4.2 Methods of data analysis -- 4.2.1 Triangulation of methods -- 4.2.2 Quantitative analysis -- 4.2.3 Qualitative analysis -- 5. Quantitative data analysis -- 5.1 Indexicality: pronoun analysis and identification -- 5.2 Quantitative findings - pronoun distribution ("We-" and "They-groups") -- 5.2.1 "We" in reference to Oromos in a cross-generational comparison -- 5.2.2 "We" in reference to Americans in a cross-generational comparison -- 5.2.3 "They" in reference to Oromos in a cross-generational comparison -- 5.2.4 "They" in reference to Americans in a cross-generational comparison -- 5.2.5 Influence of other social parameters on pronoun distribution -- 5.2.6 "We" in reference to Ethiopians in a cross-generational comparison -- 5.2.7 "They" in reference to Habeshas/Ethiopians in a cross-generational comparison -- 5.3 Ethnic orientation and lexical variation -- 5.3.1 Frequency of "Oromumma" in a cross-generational comparison -- 5.3.2 Frequency of "back home" in a cross-generational comparison -- 5.4 Discussion of the quantitative findings -- 6. Qualitative data analysis: Conceptual metaphors (CMAs), conceptual metonymies (CMOs), and tactics of intersubjectivity -- 6.1 Conceptual metaphors (CMAs) in the interviews -- 6.2 Conceptual metonymies (CMOs) in the interviews -- 6.2.1 Examples of cultural stereotyping via CMOs referring to Habesha-Ethiopians -- 6.2.2 Negative generalizations of Habesha-Ethiopians via totum pro parte CMOs -- 6.2.3 Positive generalizations of Oromos via totum pro parte CMOs -- 6.2.4 Positive self-positionings as Oromos via CMOs and adequation -- 6.2.5 Idealizations of Oromo culture via totum pro parte CMOs in the context of illustrative anecdotes - by second-generation informants -- 6.2.6 Idealizations of Oromo culture via totum pro parte CMOs - by first-generation informants -- 6.2.7 Construction of distance to the own community via totum pro parte CMOs -- 6.3 Summary of major findings related to CMOs & CMAs -- 6.4 Tactics.…

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Discursive construction of bicultural identity : a cross-generational sociolinguistic study on Oromo-Americans in Minnesota. DASK Duisburger Arbeiten zur Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaft / Duisburg Papers on Research in Language and Culture, vol. 113
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Deffa, Oromiya-Jalata:
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Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Wien: Peter Lang
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