Open AccessLandscaping an Ecuadorian neighborhood in Queens, NY
Author(s) -
Patricia Gubitosi,
Christian Puma,
Daniela Narváez
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
cuadernos de lingüística hispánica/cuadernos de lingüística hispánica uptc
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2346-1829
pISSN - 0121-053X
DOI - 10.19053/0121053x.n36.2020.11302
Subject(s) - reinterpretation , diaspora , deterritorialization , landscaping , linguistics , sociology , identity (music) , space (punctuation) , linguistic landscape , relation (database) , categorization , geography , anthropology , aesthetics , gender studies , computer science , epistemology , art , ecology , philosophy , database , biology
Diaspora studies on migration communities have shown how these transnational groups appropriate the new space in the receptive country through a process of deterritorialization and reterritorialization. These processes involve a reinterpretation and reconceptualization of the linguistic relationship between the language of the diaspora group and those spoken in the new home. One of the most visible places where this contextual relation must be negotiated is in the public sphere, where language, culture and identity are inevitably interwoven (Blackwood, Lanza & Woldemariam, 2016). Using a multimodal approach and using both qualitative and quantitative methodologies, this article analyzes how an Ecuadorian-American community in Queens transformed the linguistic landscape of their surroundings to make it similar to what this community had in their home country.