Dynamics and complexity in the linguistic and ethnic self-identification of the Roma
Part 1.
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https://doi.org/10.18349/MagyarNyelv.2020.1.49Keywords:
Roma, groupism, translanguaging, superdiversityAbstract
The criteria of belonging to the group (or groups) of the Roma are traditionally manifold: language, ethnicity, sociocultural characteristics, historical particularities, etc. Nevertheless, the categorizations are constantly divided into dualities: Gypsy and not Gypsy, Boyash and not Boyash, Hungarian Roma and Vlah Roma, Romani and not Romani, or even monolingual and bilingual. This logic, which invokes the imagery of stable groups, was called groupism by Rogers Brubaker (2002, 2004). Drawing on fieldwork experiences, my paper introduces the idea that the categories of groupism are only restrictedly valid in the locus of our research, and the Romani participating in this research speak about language and ethnicity partially differently. I examine to what extent the concept of superdiversity (Blackledge–Creese eds. 2018) is capable to adapt this alternative approach into scientific inquiry, and how it could contribute to the investigation and the management of linguistic and social issues associated with the Roma.
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