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Vol. 13 (2022): January-December, 2022

English has always been present: Jóvenes transnacionales que ejemplifican dinámicas lingüísticas en Zacatecas, México

DOI
https://doi.org/10.33679/rmi.v1i1.2410
Published
2022-01-30

Abstract

Este artículo busca describir el impacto del transnacionalismo en la reconfiguración de los repertorios lingüísticos de las personas transnacionales y cómo este fenómeno se manifiesta en sus prácticas discursivas, las de sus comunidades de residencia y de los lugares geográficos que conectan.  Se analizan tres narrativas, desde la perspectiva de la teoría de translanguaging (Wei, 2011, 2018b), la cual permite capturar momentos de creatividad y relevancia lingüística, que a su vez se conectan con la dimensión transnacional de los participantes para ejemplificar la manera en que todos los elementos interactúan entre sí.  A través del discurso flexible de los participantes, así como de sus comentarios metalingüísticos, que se manifiestan en varias dimensiones de su cotidianidad, podemos reconocer su creatividad y sentido crítico como características naturales y significativas de su cotidianidad y bilingüismo.

Keywords

  • transnacionalismo
  • translanguaging
  • jóvenes transnacionales
  • Zacatecas
  • México

How to Cite

Núñez Asomoza, A. (2022). English has always been present: Jóvenes transnacionales que ejemplifican dinámicas lingüísticas en Zacatecas, México. Migraciones Internacionales, 13. https://doi.org/10.33679/rmi.v1i1.2410

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