The development of ethnolects in Germany. The results of a corpus-based study about amplifying particles in Kiezdeutch. Cover Image

Zur Entwicklung des Ethnolekts in Deutschland. Ergebnisse einer korpusgestützten Studie zum Gebrauch der Verstärkerpartikeln in Kiezdeutsch
The development of ethnolects in Germany. The results of a corpus-based study about amplifying particles in Kiezdeutch.

Author(s): Magda Grzybowska
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Studies of Literature, Sociology
Published by: Wyższa Szkoła Gospodarki w Bydgoszczy (WSG)
Keywords: Kontaktsprache; Jugendsprach; Multiethnolekt; Partikel

Summary/Abstract: The process of European integration has significantly increased people’s mobility.This phenomenon leads to various changes not only at the socio-cultural but also at a linguisticlevel. One sign of this is the emergence of ethnolects in countries with a high proportion ofmigrants. In Germany, the processes of free movement have contributed to the development of Kiezdeutsch – a new multi-ethnic language variety.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 8
  • Page Range: 53-64
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: German