Migration and multilinguism: Speaking in tongues in the African Churches in Europe

被引：3
作者：
Fancello, Sandra [1 ]
机构：
[1] CNRS, CEMAf, Ctr Etud Mondes Africains, F-75004 Paris, France
来源：
SOCIAL COMPASS | 2009年 / 56卷 / 03期
关键词：
Africa; Europe; liturgical language; migration; pentecostalism;
D O I：
10.1177/0037768609338759
中图分类号：
C91 [社会学];
学科分类号：
030301 ; 1204 ;
摘要：
Linguistic practices in the African Churches in Europe are closely linked to the type of migration that has taken place. The choice of liturgical languages is in line with strategies of "community rebuilding" by migrants in an urban environment or with strategies of conversion by Europeans. A study of the importance of life stories and conversion paths leads to an understanding of the modes of social interaction that lead these migrants to choose either French or English, a situation which can cause conflict with their mother tongue. In a multilingual context, "speaking in tongues" may appear as a fictitious solution to the contradictions of unity in diversity.
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页数：18
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