Playing with languages

Code-switching between Italian-Brazilian immigrants during a ruzzola tournament

Bibliographic Data

ID3881464
AuthorsRoberta Ferroni (0000-0003-0699-8732, Universidade de São Paulo, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume33
Issue2
Pages543-570
Publication date2017-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDELTA Documentação de Estudos em Lingüística Teórica e Aplicada (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-4450 • E-ISSN: 1678-460X
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/0102-445026705019622208
OpenAlexW2741150943
SCIELO_PIDS0102-44502017000200543
LanguageEN
References cited14

This article examines the language strategies, in particular code-switching, implemented by a group of Italian immigrants who live in the city of São Paulo and are enrolled in a ruzzola tournament. In this bilingual context we saw that, in accordance with the language skills of the players and interaction management requirements, the language of interaction is constantly negotiated. The data analyzed tend to indicate that even very minimal and rudimentary use of the language can help contribute to the individual's Italian identity, and that certain activities that are perceived as traditional in the culture of origin can function as a vehicle for renewed interest in the language of the country of origin. This study adopts as our theoretical and methodological reference the bilingual conversation procedural model developed by (Auer, 1984), (Alfonzetti, 1992), (De Fina, 2007a, 2007b), and the contextualization theory of (Gumperz, 1982

Code (set theory) · Code-switching · Context (archaeology) · Contextualization · Conversation · Function (biology) · Identity (music) · Immigration · Interpretation (philosophy) · Linguistics · Neuroscience of multilingualism · Political science · Programming language · Sociology · Tournament · Communication · Computer Science · History · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Law · Linguistic Studies and Language Acquisition · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology

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