From subculture to mainstream: The spread of English in Denmark
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From subculture to mainstream : The spread of English in Denmark. / Lønsmann, Dorte.
In: Journal of Pragmatics, Vol. 41, No. 6, 01.06.2009, p. 1139-1151.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - From subculture to mainstream
T2 - The spread of English in Denmark
AU - Lønsmann, Dorte
PY - 2009/6/1
Y1 - 2009/6/1
N2 - This article discusses the use of codeswitching to English in Denmark where it is a prominent feature of Danish youth language and particularly of the language style used in Anglo-American subcultures. The theory of English from below suggests that English is spread from the subcultures to become part of the language style of mainstream youth. The article explores how the particular subcultural language style, characterised by frequent codeswitching to English, is maintained and spread in the subculture and how it spreads beyond the subculture through global and local social networks. My analysis is based on observations and recordings from the computer gaming subculture as well as on a focus group interview with four gamers.
AB - This article discusses the use of codeswitching to English in Denmark where it is a prominent feature of Danish youth language and particularly of the language style used in Anglo-American subcultures. The theory of English from below suggests that English is spread from the subcultures to become part of the language style of mainstream youth. The article explores how the particular subcultural language style, characterised by frequent codeswitching to English, is maintained and spread in the subculture and how it spreads beyond the subculture through global and local social networks. My analysis is based on observations and recordings from the computer gaming subculture as well as on a focus group interview with four gamers.
KW - Codeswitching
KW - Language change
KW - Social networks
KW - Subculture
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=64149100443&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.pragma.2008.11.003
DO - 10.1016/j.pragma.2008.11.003
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:64149100443
VL - 41
SP - 1139
EP - 1151
JO - Journal of Pragmatics
JF - Journal of Pragmatics
SN - 0378-2166
IS - 6
ER -
ID: 238451500