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Article published In: Current Perspectives on Codeswitching:
Edited by Emma Vanden Wyngaerd, Renata Enghels, Mena B. Lafkioui and Marie Steffens
[Belgian Journal of Linguistics 35] 2021
► pp. 34–50

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Codeswitching and artistic performance among multilingual minorities in Flanders

ORCiD logo with link | École des hautes études en sciences sociales/CNRS-LIER-FYT
Published online: 15 February 2022
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https://doi.org/10.1075/bjl.00063.laf
Abstract
Viewed from an interactional sociolinguistic perspective, this research addresses multilingual codeswitching practices of youngsters with North African roots from the super-diverse Flemish city of Ghent. Particular attention is paid here to their artistic – mainly interethnic – performances, as these play a vital role in constructing ethnic and social belonging by voicing “glocal” identities. In so doing, the study provides evidence of the importance of multilingualism and codeswitching in the accommodation, socialization, and emancipation of these youngsters.
Article outline
  • 1.Addressing interethnic multilingual interactions
  • 2.Ghent youngsters with North African roots (GYNAR)
  • 3.GYNAR’s language and cultural repertoire
  • 4.Improvised interethnic theatre
  • 5.Conclusion
  • References
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