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

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by Oromiya-Jalata Deffa

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

ISBN-10 3631673124

ISBN-13 9783631673126

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Publisher Peter Lang AG

Imprint Peter Lang AG

Country of Manufacture DE

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Mar 29th, 2016

Print length 233 Pages

Weight 1,125 grams

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The author analyzes the discursive construction of cultural identity by examining the cultural identity development of Oromo-Americans in Minnesota. To this end, three linguistic methods were applied: pronoun analysis, conceptual metaphor theory, and the tactics of intersubjectivity.

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.

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