Authenticity and linguistic variety among new speakers of basque
| dc.contributor.author | Urla, Jacqueline | |
| dc.contributor.author | Amorrortu, Estibaliz | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ortega, Ane | |
| dc.contributor.author | Goirigolzarri Garaizar, Jone | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-09T08:52:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-03-09T08:52:31Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2026-03-09T08:52:31Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper argues that the type of variety learned and used by Basque language learners is a key element in their self-perception as “true” or authentic speakers of Basque. Drawing on focus groups and individual interviews, we f ind that new speakers are for the most part strongly oriented towards the value of authenticity epitomized by local varieties. While new speakers report the utility of their mastery over the new standard Basque variety, they are not inclined to view this mastery as granting themselves greater authority or ownership over Basque. Rather they strongly valorize the informal and vernacular speech forms indexing colloquial speech and local dialect most identified with native speakers. The new speaker’s sociolinguistic context and motivations for learning Basque seem to be predictive of the strength of this orientation. The f indings of this study point to the necessity of further study and documentation of local vernacular as well the urgency for language educators to find ways of incorporating the acquisition of local and dialectal features into language instruction. | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Research leading to this article was made possible thanks to the funding provided by the Bizkailab initiative (Diputación Foral de Bizkaia and University of Deusto) to the project “Euskal hiztun berriak / Nuevos hablantes de euskera”. Funding was also provided by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitivity (FFI2012-37884-C03-03) to the project “Nuevos hablantes de euskera a partir del modelo de inmersión: actitudes e identidad”. The authors would like to thank these institutions, as well as all members of the public who participated in the study | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Urla, J., Amorrortu, E., Ortega, A., & Goirigolzarri Garaizar, J. (2016). Authenticity and linguistic variety among new speakers of basque. En Language Documentation and Conservation in Europe (pp. 1-12). University of Hawai’i Press. | |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 9780985621155 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14454/5365 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher | University of Hawai'i Press | |
| dc.rights | © All texts and images are copyright to the respective authors 2016 | |
| dc.title | Authenticity and linguistic variety among new speakers of basque | en |
| dc.type | book part | |
| dcterms.accessRights | open access | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 12 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 1 | |
| oaire.citation.title | Language Documentation and Conservation in Europe | |
| oaire.licenseCondition | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | |
| oaire.version | VoR |
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