Code Switching and Identity in the Discourse of Catalan Immigrants in Mexico

• Published in: AILA review Vol. 18; pp. 18 - 40
• Main Author: Curcó, Carmen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: John Benjamins Publishing Company 01.01.2005
• Subjects: Bilingualism; Code Switching (Language); Ethnicity; Family Environment; Foreign Countries; History; Identification (Psychology); Interpersonal Communication; Language Usage; Mexico; Political Issues; Refugees; Romance Languages; Spain; Spanish; Values; War; Mexico; Spain

This paper analyzes patterns of code switching found in a small group of first and second generation Catalan immigrants in Mexico, and is part of a wider study on the impact of exile upon the construction of identity in the discourse of political immigrants in Latin America. With regard to the pragm...