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Language, youth and identity in the 21st century: Linguistic practices across urban spaces

Language, youth and identity
Cambridge University Press
By
Jacomine Nortier and Bente A Svendsen (eds)
ISBN
9781107016989
Format
Hardcover
Cost
£65.00

The language of young people is central in sociolinguistic research, as it is seen to be innovative and a primary source of knowledge about linguistic change and the role of language. This volume brings together a team of leading scholars to explore and compare linguistic practices of young people in multilingual urban spaces, with analyses ranging from grammar to ideology. It includes fascinating examples from cities in Europe, Africa, Canada and the USA to demonstrate how young people express their identities through language, for example in hip-hop lyrics and new social media. This is the first book to cover the topic from a globally diverse perspective, and it investigates how linguistic practices across different communities intersect with age, ethnicity, gender and class.

370 pp., published March 2023