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ALPHABET AND WRITING IN THE ARMENIAN DIASPORA OF PLOVDIV: ANTHROPOLOGICAL AND SOCIOLINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVES

Giustina Selvelli · 2015

Catalogue summary

The article examines how varied uses of the Armenian alphabet help Plovdiv intellectuals sustain language, identity, and an imagined connection to the historic Armenian homeland.

Why this matters

The case demonstrates how a script can carry symbolic ethnicity beyond its technical role in everyday diaspora communication.

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Published in
ARCA (Università Ca' Foscari Venezia)
Year
2015
Language
English
DOI
10.13173/medilangrevi.22.2015.0157

Citation

Giustina Selvelli 2015. ALPHABET AND WRITING IN THE ARMENIAN DIASPORA OF PLOVDIV: ANTHROPOLOGICAL AND SOCIOLINGUISTIC PERSPECTIVES. ARCA (Università Ca' Foscari Venezia). https://doi.org/10.13173/medilangrevi.22.2015.0157

Topics

DiasporaLanguage, literature, and translationGender, family, memory, and oral history

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