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Publication details [#52605]

Kuppens, An H. 2009. Authenticating Subcultural Identities: African American and Jamaican English in Niche Media. Journal of Communication Inquiry 33 (1) : 43–57.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

identity negotiation | language mixing | language use | mass media | song

Language as a subject

Dutch | English, African American | English, American | English, Jamaican

Place, Publisher

SAGE Publications

Journal WWW

www.sagepub.co.uk/ejournals/

Annotation

This paper discusses how the hybrid language practices of hosts of hip-hop and reggae music programs in Flemish niche media, mixing subcultural African American and Jamaican English with standard American English and Dutch, illustrate their negotiation of a 'hybrid' identity.