Language Variation in the Diaspora

Polish Immigrant Communities in the U.S. and the U.K

Bibliographic Data

ID18084530
AuthorsLuiza Newlin‐łukowicz (New York University, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume9
Issue8
Pages332-346
Publication date2015-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLanguage and Linguistics Compass (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1749-818X • E-ISSN: 1749-818X
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/lnc3.12146
OpenAlexW1674761790
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited55

Ethnicity has long been known to affect language variation. However, existing studies have overwhelmingly focused on the speech of the largest, non‐White minority groups and have rarely investigated within‐group variation. In this paper, I review sociolinguistic studies of a White minority group in two different settings and argue that the study of sociolinguistic variation across and within minority groups can help disentangle and systematize the effect of ethnicity on language. I focus on reports of linguistic variation for Polish immigrants in the United States (a case of sustained, long‐term immigration) and in the United Kingdom (a case of recent migration with indefinite plans for long‐term residence). Through these two case studies, I illustrate that a strong Polish identity affects speakers’ adoption of regional variation in English

Diaspora · Ethnic group · Immigration · Linguistics · Political science · Residence · Sociolinguistics · Sociology · Anthropology · Demography · Gender Studies · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity · Multilingual Education and Policy

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