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What are the social Motivations of Codeswithcing?
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How do teenage speakers of Jamaican English use language as a marker of identity? Ramona Headley Language, Literature and Communication English Language Research Project (LX362) May 2008 Contents Introduction Page 3 Literature Review Page 5 Methodology Page 7 Analysis Page 9 Appendix 1 Page 13 Bibliography Page 15 Introduction I aim to find out how Jamaican English is used in terms of identity by teenage speakers. By recording a group of teenagers in different environments I intend to find out how language is used and why it used in certain situations. In many cases language can be used as a marker of identity. The language that is spoken and how we speak it often demonstrates the groups that we belong to and who we share commonalities with. Le Page and Tabouret-Keller (1985) argue that speakers of Creole strategically use Creole to belong to particular social groups. (1985: 115) Most British born adolescents of Afro-Caribbean descent are speakers of British English. The use of Creole is not encouraged by older speakers...
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