Abstract

MATSUO, Masatsugu. Lengua y etnicidad: una relación con matices. CS [online]. 2009, n.3, pp.75-92. ISSN 2011-0324.  https://doi.org/10.18046/recs.i3.426.

Language is one of the main features that allow us to differentiate one ethnic group from another. However, the relationship of ethnic groups towards their languages is not invariable and the examination of particular cases reflects a wide array of nuances. Given this ambivalence of the subject, this paper seeks to examine which properties can be assumed as necessary in order to establish a link between a language and an ethnic group. By referring to some case studies, the author demonstrates how the link between language and group's identity has been maintained sometimes more strongly by a shared perception than by an effective use of the language in question.

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