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Chapter 1. Language use and identity negotiation in the linguistic landscape of Chipilo, Mexico

  • Lucia Sbrighi
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Linguistic Landscape in the Spanish-speaking World
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Abstract

This is the first study exploring the characteristics of the Linguistic Landscape of Chipilo, a town of an immigrant community of Italian origin in Mexico, which has maintained its language and ethnic identity over six generations. The linguistic landscape (hereafter: LL) marks the geographical space inhabited by Chipileños and reflects the relation among the languages used (Spanish, Veneto, Italian and English). Its distinctive trait is the combination of textual items with the typical sounds, smells and tastes that can be perceived in the streets of the town. The multisensory LL creates a unique ambience and contributes to the symbolic construction of a distinct public space and the promotion of the collective ethnic identity within the community in relation to other groups.

Abstract

This is the first study exploring the characteristics of the Linguistic Landscape of Chipilo, a town of an immigrant community of Italian origin in Mexico, which has maintained its language and ethnic identity over six generations. The linguistic landscape (hereafter: LL) marks the geographical space inhabited by Chipileños and reflects the relation among the languages used (Spanish, Veneto, Italian and English). Its distinctive trait is the combination of textual items with the typical sounds, smells and tastes that can be perceived in the streets of the town. The multisensory LL creates a unique ambience and contributes to the symbolic construction of a distinct public space and the promotion of the collective ethnic identity within the community in relation to other groups.

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Acknowledgements vii
  4. List of contributors ix
  5. Introduction 1
  6. Part I. Linguistic landscape and people’s identities
  7. Chapter 1. Language use and identity negotiation in the linguistic landscape of Chipilo, Mexico 19
  8. Chapter 2. A changing landscape of voseo in Medellín? 45
  9. Chapter 3. Ethnolinguistic vitality and linguistic landscape 73
  10. Chapter 4. Ideologies in the linguistic landscape 105
  11. Part II. Contesting the linguistic landscape of public space
  12. Chapter 5. Urban discourse and civil resistance against gender-based violence in Madrid 135
  13. Chapter 6. Armed conflict and resistance in indigenous Colombia 159
  14. Chapter 7. The Escondido swap meet 183
  15. Chapter 8. The linguistic landscape of the Raval 215
  16. Chapter 9. Reframing the question of correlation between the local linguistic population and urban signage 239
  17. Part III. Language commodification in the linguistic landscape
  18. Chapter 10. Languages to buy and sell 269
  19. Chapter 11. An analysis of how business owners use Valencian and Spanish in the linguistic landscape 293
  20. Chapter 12. Linguistic Landscape in Otavalo 313
  21. Chapter 13. Donde su visión se hace realidad 341
  22. Chapter 14. The act of naming in the Hispanic linguistic landscape of Milan 365
  23. Index 393
https://doi.org/10.1075/ihll.35.01sbr

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Acknowledgements vii
  4. List of contributors ix
  5. Introduction 1
  6. Part I. Linguistic landscape and people’s identities
  7. Chapter 1. Language use and identity negotiation in the linguistic landscape of Chipilo, Mexico 19
  8. Chapter 2. A changing landscape of voseo in Medellín? 45
  9. Chapter 3. Ethnolinguistic vitality and linguistic landscape 73
  10. Chapter 4. Ideologies in the linguistic landscape 105
  11. Part II. Contesting the linguistic landscape of public space
  12. Chapter 5. Urban discourse and civil resistance against gender-based violence in Madrid 135
  13. Chapter 6. Armed conflict and resistance in indigenous Colombia 159
  14. Chapter 7. The Escondido swap meet 183
  15. Chapter 8. The linguistic landscape of the Raval 215
  16. Chapter 9. Reframing the question of correlation between the local linguistic population and urban signage 239
  17. Part III. Language commodification in the linguistic landscape
  18. Chapter 10. Languages to buy and sell 269
  19. Chapter 11. An analysis of how business owners use Valencian and Spanish in the linguistic landscape 293
  20. Chapter 12. Linguistic Landscape in Otavalo 313
  21. Chapter 13. Donde su visión se hace realidad 341
  22. Chapter 14. The act of naming in the Hispanic linguistic landscape of Milan 365
  23. Index 393
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