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Modern Greek in Diaspora

An Australian Perspective

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Authors:
  1. Angeliki Alvanoudi

    1. Department of Linguistics and Institute of Modern Greek Studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

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  • Addresses an important gap in Greek diaspora studies
  • Contains rich and accessible Conversation Analysis examples
  • Appeals across disciplines to scholars and students in linguistics, anthropology, sociology, and migration studies

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction

    • Angeliki Alvanoudi
    Pages 1-35

  3. Borrowing and Contact-Induced Change

    • Angeliki Alvanoudi
    Pages 37-58

  4. Mixing Codes

    • Angeliki Alvanoudi
    Pages 59-83

  5. Conversational Code Switching

    • Angeliki Alvanoudi
    Pages 85-110

  6. Participant-Related Code Switching

    • Angeliki Alvanoudi
    Pages 111-132

  7. What Can We Conclude?

    • Angeliki Alvanoudi
    Pages 133-143

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 145-165
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About this book

This book presents an in-depth fieldwork-based study of the Greek language spoken by immigrants in Cairns, Far North Queensland, Australia. The study analyzes language contact-induced changes and code switching patterns, by integrating perspectives from contact linguistics and interactional approaches to language use and code switching. Lexical and pragmatic borrowing, code mixing, discourse-related and participant-related code switching, and factors promoting language maintenance are among the topics covered in the book. The study brings to light original data from a speech community that has received no attention in the literature and sheds light on the variation of Greek spoken in diaspora. It will appeal across disciplines to scholars and students in linguistics, anthropology, sociology, and migration studies.







Reviews

“This is the first investigation ever of Greek spoken by the immigrant community in the Australian state of Queensland. Based on participant observation and over twenty hours of audio- and video-recordings, Angeliki Alvanoudi addresses borrowings from English and code-switching of various kinds by first- and second-generation Greek migrants, and also the social factors which facilitate the maintenance of Greek in diaspora. Clearly written and well-argued, this book is a major contribution to linguistic knowledge. It will be of interest to a wide range of students of linguistics.” (Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, Distinguished Professor, James Cook University, Australia) 

“This book brings to light the Greek language as spoken in an immigrant community in Australia. It makes an important contribution by describing how code switching is used in this community and by providing readers with original and rich data concerning language contact-induced changes. Methodologically, it efficiently integrates perspectives from contact linguistics with interactional approaches to language use.” (Argiris Archakis, Professor, University of Patras, Greece)

“With this book, Angeliki Alvanoudi has rightfully earned a place in the growing field of Modern Greek diaspora studies. Her detailed account of a wide array of (socio)linguistic phenomena emerging from the contact between Greek and English in the lesser-known Greek community of Cairns will serve as a valuable reference point for scholars working on Greek diasporic communities across the world for years to come.” (Petros Karatsareas, Lecturer, University of Westminster, UK)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Linguistics and Institute of Modern Greek Studies, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Angeliki Alvanoudi

About the author

Angeliki Alvanoudi is Lecturer at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, and Adjunct Lecturer at the Language and Culture Research Centre, James Cook University, Australia. She is the author of Grammatical Gender in Interaction: Cultural and Cognitive Aspects (2014) and has published articles in the journals Gender and Language and Journal of Greek Linguistics.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Modern Greek in Diaspora

  • Book Subtitle: An Australian Perspective

  • Authors: Angeliki Alvanoudi

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90899-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham

  • eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-90898-4Published: 29 June 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-90899-1Published: 15 June 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 165

  • Topics: Greek, Language Change, Sociolinguistics, Bilingualism, Pragmatics, Diaspora

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