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On Some Functions of Ethnic Language in the Inner Diaspora (a pilot sociolinguistic study in the Hausa community of Khartoum)
- Authors: Osman M.1,2
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Affiliations:
- Moscow State Linguistic University, Moscow, Russia
- University of Khartoum (UofK), Khartoum, Sudan
- Issue: No 9(877) (2023)
- Pages: 65-71
- Section: Linguistics
- URL: https://journal-vniispk.ru/2542-2197/article/view/333400
- ID: 333400
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The article explores the linguistic practices of the Hausa diaspora in Khartoum and identifies the practices of using the Hausa language in various spheres of diaspora life, as well as the presence of transitions to the Hausa language in certain contexts and conditions. The author demonstrates that the use of Hausa in the symbolic, phatic, empathic communicative and conspiratorial functions in the Khartoum diaspora depends on the generation of the speaker. The results of the research may be useful for further research in the field of sociolinguistics, as well as for cultural and migration studies.
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Muhammad Nooh Muhammad Osman
Moscow State Linguistic University, Moscow, Russia; University of Khartoum (UofK), Khartoum, Sudan
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Email: osman.mahammad@yandex.ru
Postgraduate Student, Department of General and Comparative Linguistics, Moscow State Linguistic University; Lecturer at the Department of the Russian Language, University of Khartoum (Sudan)
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