Being a “colono” and being “daitsch” in Rio Grande do Sul: Language choice and linguistic heterogeneity as a resource for social categorisation

Authors

  • Peter Auer
  • Jacinta Arnhold
  • Cintia Bueno-Aniola

Abstract

This paper investigates sociolinguistic styles as indexes to social identities in the context of the ‘German’ colonial zone in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. On the basis of a detailed sequential and stylistic analysis of three interactional episodes in a sindicato office it is shown that the deployment of sociolinguistic style is relevant for the display and ascription of identity-related features of ethnic belonging (daitsch) and positioning on the rural-urban continuum (colono). In particular, the paper focuses on language choice and code-switching/mixing.

Key words: identity, bilingualism, German in RS.

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2021-05-27

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Auer, P., Arnhold, J., & Bueno-Aniola, C. (2021). Being a “colono” and being “daitsch” in Rio Grande do Sul: Language choice and linguistic heterogeneity as a resource for social categorisation. Calidoscópio, 3(3), 170–183. Retrieved from https://revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/calidoscopio/article/view/6239

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Vol. 3 No. 3 (2005): September/December

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