Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.5673/sip.62.3.4
Crossing Borders, Keeping Language: Ethnolinguistic Vitality of Croatia’s Diaspora in Sweden
Roko Uvodić
orcid.org/0009-0005-8440-2318
; Institut za društvena istraživanja u Zagrebu, Hrvatska
Drago Župarić-Iljić
orcid.org/0000-0001-5654-4080
; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Filozofski fakultet, Odsjek za sociologiju, Hrvatska
Sažetak
This article revolves around the question of integration of Croatian immigrants
in Sweden and is written from the sociolinguistic perspective of sustaining the Croatian language
among the members of diaspora. Through the theory of ethnolinguistic vitality, the
study highlights how Croatians in Sweden maintain their language and ethnic identity in
transnational social space. Based on a mixed-method approach including an empirical research
with 150 participants of the survey, and participants of additional focus-groups, it offers insights
into the language attitudes and complexities of post-migration experiences among Croatian
immigrants. The study emphasizes the level of language and identity sustainment among
Croatian immigrants in Sweden, calling out the necessity for further exploration of such topics
within the realms of migration, transnationalism and ethnic studies, together with sociolinguistics.
Even though this research is just a beginning in studying Croatian identity abroad
from a sociolinguistic point of view, it offers useful insights on the dynamics of transnational
migration and post-migration processes. Croatian immigrants in Sweden maintain a high level
of ethnolinguistic vitality, retaining their ethnic characteristics and behaving as a linguistically
cohesive identity, at the same time forming communities that bridge the gap between their
home country and their current place of residence.
Ključne riječi
migration; Croats in Sweden; ethnolinguistic vitality; transnationalism; diaspora; sociolinguistics
Hrčak ID:
331679
URI
Datum izdavanja:
27.3.2025.
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