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‘He Wasn’t Able to Understand What I Was Saying’: The Experiences of Returnees’ Speaking Western Armenian in ‘Eastern’ Armenia

Armen Samuel Karamanian · 2019

Catalogue summary

Interviews with thirty returnees from nine countries show Western Armenian gaining admiration in Armenia yet remaining vulnerable to confusion, ridicule, and shifts toward Eastern Armenian outside close social circles.

Why this matters

The findings document how homeland return changes a diaspora language’s vitality without guaranteeing institutional or everyday acceptance as a national standard.

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Published in
PORTAL Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies
Year
2019
Language
English
DOI
10.5130/pjmis.v16i1-2.6290

Citation

Armen Samuel Karamanian 2019. ‘He Wasn’t Able to Understand What I Was Saying’: The Experiences of Returnees’ Speaking Western Armenian in ‘Eastern’ Armenia. PORTAL Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies. https://doi.org/10.5130/pjmis.v16i1-2.6290

Topics

Language, literature, and translationDiaspora

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