Souza, Ana;
(2010)
‘Migrant Languages in a Multi-Ethnic Scenario: Brazilian Portuguese in London’.
Portuguese Studies
, 26
(1)
pp. 79-93.
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Abstract
The focus of this paper is the use of the Portuguese language in identification practices by a small group of Brazilians living in the Brazilian community of London. I firstly aim to provide a general account of the main political, social, demographic, cultural and linguistic factors affecting these Brazilian migrants, examining in particular the links berween language and identity from the perspective of a group of mothers who take their children to Portuguese lessons. I then focus on three of the offspring to assess how they are affected by their mothers' self-identification. Hence, this paper seeks to provide insight on the irnportance of language in the construction of identity of a group of mothers of Brazilian heritage in England, and how their positionins affects their children's identification and linguistic practices.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | ‘Migrant Languages in a Multi-Ethnic Scenario: Brazilian Portuguese in London’ |
| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | Portuguese language, Brazilian migrants, mothers and children, identity construction, linguistic practices |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10018754 |
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