KAS NOORED ON INGLISE KEELEGA OBSESSED? MILLEST RÄÄGIVAD KORPUSANDMED?
ARE ESTONIAN TEENAGERS OBSESSED WITH ENGLISH? WHAT DO CORPUS DATA SAY?
Author(s): Virve-Anneli Vihman, Kristiina Praakli, Maarja-Liisa Pilvik, Mari-Liis KorkusSubject(s): Comparative Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Baltic Languages, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Tallinna Ülikooli Kirjastus
Keywords: youth language; spoken language; online language; corpus analysis; Estonian; English;
Summary/Abstract: This article presents findings from the project “Teen speak in Estonia” (TeKE; 2019–2022), in which a dual corpus was compiled of spoken and (online) chat messaging language used by Estonian speakers aged 9–18. The data was collected through a citizen science approach. We analysed frequency data from the corpus to investigate patterns in the use of English words in teenagers’ language choices. The results show that the amount of English used is not predicted by the speakers’ age or gender; instead, language choices show a great deal of individual variation and reflect features of speakers’ interactional context and register (spoken or chat conversations). A snapshot of their most frequently used vocabulary, however, shows differences by age and gender.
Journal: Philologia Estonica Tallinnensis
- Issue Year: 7/2022
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 292-322
- Page Count: 31
- Language: Estonian