Abstract
This article explores the idiom-identity complex in Cuba in the first three decades of the twentieth century, concentrating on an emblematic catalog of the idiomatic raw material of the Cuban language community: Fernando Ortiz's vernacular dictionary, Un catauro de cubanismos from 1923. Author considers the critical complex of history, geography, and identity within Ortiz's dictionary.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 2 |
| Pages (from-to) | 41-62 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | New West Indian Guide |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2010 |
Bibliographical note
Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial LicenseKeywords
- Cuba, identity, liminality