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The aim is to investigate multiethnolect through linguistic features and stylistic practices in a community context.

March 1, 2008Open Access

Sociolinguistic approaches to multiethnolect: Language variety and stylistic practice

Key Points

The aim is to investigate multiethnolect through linguistic features and stylistic practices in a community context.
Conducted two studies focusing on multiethnolect in Copenhagen.
Analyzed the linguistic variety from a variety perspective and a stylistic practice perspective.
Examined the holistic integration of multiethnolect within local community practices.
Identified a range of linguistic features defining multiethnolect.
Illustrated stylistic practices linking multiethnolect to community identity.
Demonstrated varied approaches for analyzing language use in multiethnic urban environments.

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 carried out from a perspective which in the paper is called a variety perspective. The second study was carried out from a stylistic practice perspective where multiethnolect is analyzed in more holistic terms as part of a broad range of stylistic repertoires in a local community of practice. The two studies serve in this article as illustrations of different approaches to studying language use and variation in multiethnic urban areas.

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