Linguistic Diasporas, Narrative and Performance: The Irish in Argentina

by Sarah O'Brien

Book Overview

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 trace the socio-political evolution of a bilingual, bicultural community from World War II to the present day. In so doing, O'Brien reveals a legacy of emigration...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319514202
• ISBN13: 9783319514208
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 203 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"