Castellano Rioplatense in Australia

In an era marked by globalisation and migration, heritage languages and their use in particular societies is gaining interest. Yet, research into one of the world’s largest heritage languages, Spanish, has primarily focussed on the United States of America. This article examines an under-researched...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:7776ad69f951464a86a53da4041219062021-12-01T01:38:53ZCastellano Rioplatense in Australia10.15517/rlm.v0i34.434181659-19332215-5643https://doaj.org/article/7776ad69f951464a86a53da4041219062021-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rlm/article/view/43418https://doaj.org/toc/1659-1933https://doaj.org/toc/2215-5643 In an era marked by globalisation and migration, heritage languages and their use in particular societies is gaining interest. Yet, research into one of the world’s largest heritage languages, Spanish, has primarily focussed on the United States of America. This article examines an under-researched topic of the Spanish-speaking community in Australia. This heterogenous  community is  far more recent and has received far less scholarly recognition than that of its closely researched North American counterpart. Moreover, considering the complexity of language usage, heritage language research has concentrated on standardised use rather than on regional dialects. This directly influences the strategic significance of regional dialects as Latin American Australians are framed as a homogenous community to the broader Anglophone public. This article adds to the current body of research from a unique Australian perspective. Survey and interview data from 100 members of the Argentinian community explores their reasons and use of Castellano Rioplatense. It argues that Castellano Rioplatense is perceived to accrue status and is a means where Argentineans maintain a distinct linguistic and cultural differentiation within the broader Latin American community. Stephanie NatoloUniversidad de Costa RicaarticleArgentineans in Australia, castellano rioplatense, dialects, heritage language speakers, community language speakersRomanic languagesPC1-5498French literature - Italian literature - Spanish literature - Portuguese literaturePQ1-3999ENESFRPTRevista de Lenguas Modernas, Iss 34 (2021)
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topic Argentineans in Australia, castellano rioplatense, dialects, heritage language speakers, community language speakers
Romanic languages
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French literature - Italian literature - Spanish literature - Portuguese literature
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spellingShingle Argentineans in Australia, castellano rioplatense, dialects, heritage language speakers, community language speakers
Romanic languages
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French literature - Italian literature - Spanish literature - Portuguese literature
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Stephanie Natolo
Castellano Rioplatense in Australia
description In an era marked by globalisation and migration, heritage languages and their use in particular societies is gaining interest. Yet, research into one of the world’s largest heritage languages, Spanish, has primarily focussed on the United States of America. This article examines an under-researched topic of the Spanish-speaking community in Australia. This heterogenous  community is  far more recent and has received far less scholarly recognition than that of its closely researched North American counterpart. Moreover, considering the complexity of language usage, heritage language research has concentrated on standardised use rather than on regional dialects. This directly influences the strategic significance of regional dialects as Latin American Australians are framed as a homogenous community to the broader Anglophone public. This article adds to the current body of research from a unique Australian perspective. Survey and interview data from 100 members of the Argentinian community explores their reasons and use of Castellano Rioplatense. It argues that Castellano Rioplatense is perceived to accrue status and is a means where Argentineans maintain a distinct linguistic and cultural differentiation within the broader Latin American community.
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