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Changing ideologies and extralinguistic determinants in language maintenance and shift among ethnic diaspora Armenians in Beirut

Arda Jebejian · 2007

Catalogue summary

Interviews and domain-of-use analysis trace declining Armenian fluency in Lebanon as multilingual generations shift toward Arabic, English, and French while renegotiating genocide memory, homeland, and heritage.

Why this matters

Everyday language practice is tied to displacement and ideological transformation, documenting why community loyalty does not automatically preserve oral competence.

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Figshare
Year
2007
Language
English

Citation

Arda Jebejian 2007. Changing ideologies and extralinguistic determinants in language maintenance and shift among ethnic diaspora Armenians in Beirut. Figshare.

Topics

Armenian GenocideLanguage, literature, and translationDiasporaGender, family, memory, and oral history

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