Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2009. / Title from title screen (site viewed October 15, 2009). PDF text: xi, 168 p. : col. ill. ; 1 Mb. UMI publication number: AAT 3369393. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in microfilm and microfiche formats.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-07-29T15:27:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 LUCIANA ALVES VIANA.pdf: 1309363 bytes, checksum: d02422e33856abd754a36000acb4ac67 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-09-05 / The artistics‟ activities of musicians that work with choro are the beginning for a development of this research. From Simbolic Interacionism we look to understand what are the characteristics of networks, social and artistics conventions, identity and female participation of chorões‟ groups that work in groups of Goiânia Go and Campinas SP from 2009 to 2011. For this purpose, after theoric fundamentals in chapter one, we construct two ideal types, in chapters two and three, their names are Regional-Samba-Choro and Escola de Choro Elétrico. Through these ideal types of presentation of musical service in artworld of choro we intend to understand the social relationship of chorístico job. / As atividades artísticas de músicos dedicados ao gênero choro são o ponta-pé inicial para o desenvolvimento desta pesquisa. A partir do Interacionismo Simbólico procuramos compreender como se caracterizam as redes, convenções sociais e artísticas, a identidade e presença feminina no grupo dos chorões que atuam nas cidades de Goiânia GO e Campinas SP entre os anos de 2009 a 2011. Para tanto, após fundamentação teórica presente no capítulo primeiro, construímos dois tipos ideais, presentes nos capítulos posteriores, aos quais chamamos de Regional-Samba-Choro e Escola de Choro Elétrico. Através destes tipos ideais de apresentação de serviços musicais no mundo da música choro pretendemos então, compreender as relações sociais que se desenvolvem no trabalho chorístico.

The goal of the thesis Language biographies and social networks of the Czech minority members (on example of Czech-Croatian and Croatian-Czech bilingualism of Czechs in Croatia) is to contribute to the knowledge of language behavior of the Czech minority members from Czech or mixed Czech-Croatian families living in Croatia. Language is one of the basic identity attributes of both individual and group of individuals. Being a social phenomenon, language has got two basic functions: the communicative function (as a communication device) and the identifying function (an individual identifies themselves with a group through the use of a certain language). The author of the thesis strives to describe the language processes that are going on in compatriot families, and the factors which affect maintaining the language within the national minorities, on the example of the Czech minority in Croatia. The first part of the thesis introduces the Czech minority in Croatia since the times of the Czech's moving into Croatia, their organizing within the minority or founding of Czech associations and schools, up to the present form of existence, minority organization and Czech minority status in the laws and statutes of the Republic of Croatia. The author also describes the Czech minority language and summarizes...