Berehalako mezularitzan erabilitako hizkuntza: ezaugarriak eta erabiltzaileen pertzepzioak

Abstract

The development of technology has brought along new methods of communication that directly affect the use of languages. In this article we analyse issues related to how multilingual adolescents from a Basque sociolinguistic context use languages when using one of the new methods of communication that is instant messaging. On the one hand, we analyse the characteristics of the language used when writing in an informal context. And on the other hand, we analyse qualitatively the perception the users have on those characteristics. By placing the focus on Basque, this article aims at contributing to enhance the research done internationally in this field.