Discursive Construction of Bicultural Identity
- 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.
| Author details: | Oromiya-Jalata DeffaGND |
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| ISBN: | 978-3-631-67312-6 |
| Title of parent work (English): | Duisburger Arbeiten zur Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaft ; 113 |
| Subtitle (English): | a cross-generational sociolinguistic study on Oromo-Americans in Minnesota |
| Publisher: | Lang |
| Place of publishing: | Frankfurt am Main |
| Supervisor(s): | Jalata Deffa, Anissa Mohammed |
| Publication type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
| Publication year: | 2016 |
| Publishing institution: | Universität Potsdam |
| Granting institution: | Universität Potsdam |
| Date of final exam: | 2015/10/29 |
| Release date: | 2016/04/20 |
| Number of pages: | 233 |
| Organizational units: | Philosophische Fakultät / Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik |
| DDC classification: | 4 Sprache / 42 Englisch, Altenglisch / 420 Englisch, Altenglisch |
