Infrastructures of superdiversity:Conviviality and language in an Antwerp neighborhood
Based on fieldwork in the superdiverse neighborhood of Oud-Berchem (Antwerp, Belgium), this paper shows how vernacular varieties Dutch have become the lingua franca of the neighborhood, and are used in most cross-group interactions. This use of language contributes heavily to a high level of low-intensity empathy in the neighborhood - conviviality - and must be seen as an infrastructure which, in superdiverse contexts, enables a degree of social cohesion.
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2014 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Blommaert , J 2014 , ' Infrastructures of superdiversity : Conviviality and language in an Antwerp neighborhood ' , European Journal of Cultural Studies , vol. 17 , no. 4 , pp. 431-451 . https://doi.org/10.1177/1367549413510421 |
Schlagwörter: | superdiversity / multilingualism / Dutch Language / social structuring / conviviality |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29030029 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://research.tilburguniversity.edu/en/publications/a1be8d71-8b6a-43cd-a0cb-03e8ed8b98f2 |