Abstract

ANDREANI, Héctor Alfredo. Akuysh kichwaq guasapi yanasus. Virtual bilingual repertoires in migrant workers of Santiago del Estero (Argentina). Rev. Mus. Antropol. [online]. 2020, vol.13, n.2, pp.154-176. ISSN 1852-060X.  http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.31048/1852.4826.v13.n2.21691.

Abstract Starting from an ethnographic work between a group of rural migrant workers from Santiago del Estero (Argentina), we unexpectedly accessed a virtual social network group. From a perspective in ethnographic sociolinguistics, this paper analyzes the bilingual repertoire Quichua-Spanish developed by these migrant workers. There are new bilingual interactions related to negotiations with state agencies, and other issues related to masculinity and mischief, all based on intense labor exploitation. The analysis shows that outside the stereotyped link between the Quichua language and generalizing linguistic ideologies (based on family, folkloric or cultural factors), here it is linked to a class situated dimension, which reconfigures previously established areas to develop new uses in these bilingual workers.

Keywords : Bilingual repertoire; Seasonal migrant workers; Social media; Labor exploitation.

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