The Italian language heritage in the speech and culture of Argentinians: Italianisms and Italianness
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2238-8281.v0i38p99-111Keywords:
Language of inheritance, Italian immigrants, Descendants, InterviewsAbstract
This work aims to illustrate how culture and language have undergone significant changes in Argentina due to the strong Italian immigration. Usually it is immigrants who adapt to the existing culture, but, in this case, the process was reversed or reciprocal. Our main purpose is, therefore, to present an overview, through testimonials and interviews, of the reasons why a person of Italian origin decides to study the language of their parents or grandparents, considering that 15 to 20 million of Argentines have an Italian ancestor, that is practically half of the population. We want to show how the descendants do not reveal, mostly, traces of an Italian identity, but, on the contrary, an interest in obtaining citizenship more linked to the advantages and facilities that this represents for Argentine citizens.
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