International Journal of Bilingualism articles from March 2008

International Journal of Bilingualism archives from March 2008

Ethnolects? The emergence of new varieties among adolescents.(Introduction)(Report)
March 1, 2008... In the summer of 2006, the 16th biannual Sociolinguistics Symposium was held, at the University of Limerick in Ireland. At this Symposium, a workshop titled "The Emergence of Ethnolects among Adolescents" was organized. The present volume of...

Brooklyn style: hip-hop markers and racial affiliation among European immigrants in New York City.(Report)
March 1, 2008... Abstract Many immigrants and expatriates of European heritage who come to the United States are surprised at being inducted into a system of racial categorization in which they are labeled as 'White'. This paper examines data from informal...

Where do ethnolects stop?(Report)
March 1, 2008... Abstract The paper discusses the complex role of ethnicity in the construction of a peer-based social order in preadolescence, and argues that the indexical value of "ethnic" variables is constructed among, rather than simply within,...

Sociolinguistic approaches to multiethnolect: language variety and stylistic practice.(Report)
March 1, 2008... Abstract The paper presents the findings of two studies of Copenhagen multiethnolect. The first study depicts a set of linguistic features that constitutes the linguistic variety which is termed multiethnolect. This study was by and large...

Multiethnolectal facts and functions in Oslo, Norway.(Report)
March 1, 2008... Abstract Over the last 20 years, linguists have documented the emergence of multiethnolectal speech among adolescents in linguistically and culturally diverse areas in Western Europe. The main approach to multiethnolects has been...

Problematizing ethnolects: naming linguistic practices in an Antwerp secondary school.
March 1, 2008... Abstract This article argues that naming linguistic practices "ethnolectal" is a praxis with ideological consequences that sociolinguists fail sufficiently to address. It suggests that a transformation of linguistic differences into...

Loosing grammatical gender in Dutch: the result of bilingual acquisition and/or an act of identity?(Report)
March 1, 2008... Abstract In the Dutch sociolinguistic literature it is often noted that the overgeneralization of common gender, that is, the use of the definite article de where het is required, characterizes the Dutch variety(ies) of immigrants. Recent...

A Moroccan accent in Dutch: a sociocultural style (1) restricted to the Moroccan community?(Report)
March 1, 2008... Abstract In the major cities in the Western part of The Netherlands, a general "ethnic" accent is developing, which has characteristics of Moroccan languages (Moroccan, Arabic, and Berber). This accent is mainly used by young people in...