Introduction

Bilingualism and Youth Language

“…e.g. Eckert & Rickford (2001), Auer, 2007, Coupland, 2007, Keim, 2007, Quist 2008 What concerns us here is that linguistic style can be mobilized by speakers in the appropriate situation, and can be associated with specific situations, interlocutors, and/or specific interaction types. Style, in the definition of Eckert (2001) is a 'clustering of linguistic resources and an association of that clustering with social meaning' (123) A style is used in particular circumstances and/or with particular interlocutors.…”