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Publication details [#32402]

Møller, Janus and Pia Quist. 2003. Research on youth and language in Denmark. International Journal of the Sociology of Language 159 : 45–56.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Language as a subject
Place, Publisher
De Gruyter
ISBN
0165-2516

Annotation

The majority of Danish studies on youth and language appear to belong to a “cultural- identity perspective.” According to survey studies of language attitudes, young Danes are “conformists” adopting the values of “elite discourse.” On the other hand, adolescent Danish peer groups appear to be more “creative” in their language use than adults with regard to the construction of group and identity affiliations.