Linguistic identity among new speakers of Basque

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dc.contributor.authorOrtega, Ane
dc.contributor.authorUrla, Jacqueline
dc.contributor.authorAmorrortu, Estibaliz
dc.contributor.authorGoirigolzarri Garaizar, Jone
dc.contributor.authorUranga Arakistain, Belén
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-13T11:47:43Z
dc.date.available2026-02-13T11:47:43Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.date.updated2026-02-13T11:47:43Z
dc.description.abstractThe increase in Basque speakers in the last 30 years has been due in large part to 'new speakers' or euskaldunberri, a term that will be used here to refer to those who have learned the language by means other than family transmission. While very significant in numbers, to date this group has not been the object of much study. Little is known about their attitudes and motivations, how they perceive themselves as Basque speakers, or their language use and transmission patterns. Acquiring answers to these questions is of strategic importance for developing an effective evidence-based language policy for the future. This article presents the results of a qualitative study of new speakers. Drawing on data from focus groups and interviews, the central goal of the article is to examine how new speakers of differing profiles perceive and locate themselves with respect to the popularly used labels for "new" and "native" Basque speakers and the ideologies of authenticity and legitimacy that seem to shape these perceptions. The analysis shows that learning the language alone, even to a high degree of competence, does not guarantee a view of themselves as true and genuine speakers of Basque.en
dc.description.sponsorshipResearch 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.en
dc.identifier.citationOrtega, A., Urla, J., Amorrortu, E., Goirigolzarri, J., & Uranga, B. (2015). Linguistic identity among new speakers of Basque. International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 2015(231), 85-105. https://doi.org/10.1515/IJSL-2014-0033
dc.identifier.doi10.1515/IJSL-2014-0033
dc.identifier.eissn1613-3668
dc.identifier.issn0165-2516
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14454/5115
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH
dc.rights© 2015 Ortega et al., published by de Gruyter
dc.subject.otherNew speakers of Basque
dc.subject.otherLanguage attitudes
dc.subject.otherLegitimate speaker
dc.subject.otherLinguistic identity
dc.titleLinguistic identity among new speakers of Basqueen
dc.typejournal article
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
oaire.citation.endPage105
oaire.citation.issue231
oaire.citation.startPage85
oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of the Sociology of Language
oaire.citation.volume2015
oaire.licenseConditionhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
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