2021
“It Is Not about What They Say, but How They Say It!” : Language Use within One Expatriate Sports Club
ŽÁKOVÁ, MichaelaBasic information
Original name
“It Is Not about What They Say, but How They Say It!” : Language Use within One Expatriate Sports Club
Authors
ŽÁKOVÁ, Michaela
Edition
18th Annual Conference of the European Association for the Study of Religions [online], 2021
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Presentations at conferences
Field of Study
60304 Religious studies
Country of publisher
Italy
Confidentiality degree
is not subject to a state or trade secret
Organization unit
Faculty of Arts
Keywords in English
language use; cricket club; minorities
Tags
International impact, Reviewed
Changed: 6/9/2022 16:32, Mgr. Ivona Vrzalová
Abstract
In the original language
The Orange Cricket Club is a sports club whose members are expatriates of different races, religions, habits, identities. Its members are individuals originating from traditional cricket countries (most of them are Indians, then Pakistanis, Australians, South Africans, New Zealanders) who share experiences with migration and are interested in playing their favourite sport in the “hosting” context of the Czech Republic. The paper explores the specificity of language use in shaping the club members' social relationships in this multicultural environment. It explains how language as a discursive practice represents a way to collective self-presentation, building bonding social nets and resilience (adapting to new conditions and overcoming crises caused by relocation). Thus, through discursive analysis of interview transcripts and fieldnotes, the paper focuses on ways the language is used (not only) as a means of communication in a specific social/ cultural context.
Links
| MUNI/A/1357/2020, interní kód MU |
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