Migration: Does my Mother Tongue Determine my Identity?

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Guadalupe Dorado Escribano

Abstract

Migration produces an impact in the migrants’ lives that is reflected in many different ways. In this article, two main elements will be taken into consideration: the mother tongue and identity. Focusing on the capital of Spain, Madrid, and examining the nationality with a higher percentage in this region, the Romanians; an attempt will be made to characterize whether or not the mother tongue determines the identity among these individuals. In order to achieve this outcome, two different tasks that are usually carried out in the attrition field will be conducted, that is, the Verbal Fluency Task and the Guadalupe Dorado Escribano Migration: Does my Mother Tongue Determine my Identity? retelling task. These tasks carried out in Romanian people and in Spanish people will determine the difference between both languages and this, together with a sociolinguistic interview, will provide enough data to yield conclusions whether or not the mother tongue is a powerful aspect that defines the identity. 

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Lingüística

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Migration: Does my Mother Tongue Determine my Identity?. (2017). VERBEIA. Revista De Estudios Filológicos. Journal of English and Spanish Studies, 3(2), 30-48. https://doi.org/10.57087/Verbeia.2017.4211

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