Linguistic Displays of Identity Among Dominicans in National and Diasporic Settings *

Toribio, Almeida Jacqueline

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“…Yet, despite the longevity of this stereotype (seeLipski 1994;Toribio 2006), our research has failed to uncover any linguistic evidence of a Haitian substrate in the border Spanish spoken by Dominicans Toribio 2008, 2010). 3 In protecting our participants' anonymity, we have omitted the specific place names.…”

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From Trujillo to the terremoto: the effect of language ideologies on the language attitudes and behaviors of the rural youth of the northern Dominican border

Bullock

Toribio

2014

International Journal of the Sociology of Language

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From Trujillo to the terremoto: the effect of language ideologies on the language attitudes and behaviors of the rural youth of the northern Dominican border Abstract: Our work examines the residual effects of three quarters of a century of anti-Haitian propaganda on the language attitudes and ideologies of contemporary children in the northern Dominican Republic. Focused on interviews with 90 Dominican fronterizo children and adolescents, many of whom are descendants of Haitians themselves, our findings reveal that their attitudes towards Haitian Creole mirror broader negative assessments of its speakers. In their reluctance to learn Creole (or French, which they associate almost exclusively with Haiti), these rural Dominicans choose linguistic isolation. Thus, although the number of Haitian immigrants in the northern border region has dramatically increased since the earthquake, the burden of intercultural communication will likely remain on them.1 We concur with Turits (2002: 595) that identity in the frontera was and is fluid and that the terms ethnic Haitian and ethnic Dominican are imprecise. Nonetheless, like him, we will continue to use them for lack of a better descriptor.

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From Trujillo to the terremoto: the effect of language ideologies on the language attitudes and behaviors of the rural youth of the northern Dominican border

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Toribio

2014

International Journal of the Sociology of Language

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“…One of the most common strategies for accomplishing this is to use "identity talk" or "the verbal construction and assertion of personal identity" (Snow andAnderson 1987:1348). For instance, black immigrants to the United States sometimes emphasize their foreign accents or insist that they are "West Indian" (Foner 2001;Waters 1999) or "Dominican" (Bailey 2000;Toribio 2004) as a way of distancing themselves from color-based stigma in the United States. In other research, Ibarra (2002) found that immigrant elder care workers managed the invisibility, dirtiness, and underappreciation of their work by embracing their roles as caregivers.…”

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Toward a Social Psychological Understanding of Migration and Assimilation

Cabaniss

Cameron

2017

Humanity & Society

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The experience of migrating and attempting to integrate into a host society is personally and interactionally daunting. This article suggests ways social psychological perspectives may deepen our understanding of the interactional processes that shape experiences of migration and assimilation. We argue that existing migration literature highlights assimilation outcomes while undertheorizing the social psychological processes that constitute assimilation. In this article, we begin by showing how social psychological perspectives on migration relate to traditional sociological studies of assimilation by reviewing research on stereotyping and prejudice. Next, we review studies utilizing social identity theory and symbolic interactionism to explore how immigrants cast off stigma and give positive meaning to themselves. We conclude by suggesting how incorporating social psychological perspectives into research on migration and assimilation gives us important insights into the dynamic, interactive social processes that give meaning to those experiences.

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“…Spanish distances Dominicans from African Americans and dialect distances Spanish speakers from one another (Toribio, 2000). Some feel that their dialect is denigrated, even by co-ethnics who valorize Standard Spanish (Toribio, 2000, 2006; Zentella, 2002). 3 These characteristics suggest why Dominicans are the most likely of any group to claim internal discrimination among Latinos is a major problem (Lavariega, Monforti and Sanchez, 2010).…”

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“…Speaking Spanish may counter black-white racialization by indexing a cultural boundary separating Dominicans from African Americans, regardless of nativity (Bailey, 2001; Howard, 2003; Toribio, 2006). However, Spanish is potentially involved in navigating boundaries among native-born and foreign-born Latinos (García Bedolla, 2003).…”

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English, Spanish and ethno-racial receptivity in a new destination: A case study of Dominican immigrants in Reading, PA

Oropesa

2015

Social Science Research

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Scant information is available on experiences with language among immigrant populations in new destinations. This study provides a multi-dimensional portrait of the linguistic incorporation of Dominican immigrants in the “majority-minority” city of Reading, Pennsylvania. The results show that daily life for most largely occurs in a Spanish-language milieu, but English proficiency and use in social networks is primarily a function of exposure to the United States. This is consistent with the standard narrative of assimilation models. At the same time, negative experiences with the use of both English and Spanish suggest that the linguistic context of reception is inhospitable for a substantial share of this population. Negative experiences with English are particularly likely to be mentioned by those with dark skin and greater cumulative exposure. Lastly, language plays an important role in experiences with ethno-racial enmity more broadly. Nonetheless, the persistent effect of skin tone indicates that such experiences are not reducible to language per se.

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Linguistic Displays of Identity Among Dominicans in National and Diasporic Settings *

Cited by 5 publications

References 21 publications

From Trujillo to the terremoto: the effect of language ideologies on the language attitudes and behaviors of the rural youth of the northern Dominican border

From Trujillo to the terremoto: the effect of language ideologies on the language attitudes and behaviors of the rural youth of the northern Dominican border

Toward a Social Psychological Understanding of Migration and Assimilation

English, Spanish and ethno-racial receptivity in a new destination: A case study of Dominican immigrants in Reading, PA

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