Kode-alternantziaren erabilera euskara-gaztelania gazte elebidunengan

Abstract

Along with the Basque youth language, the phenomenon of code-switching (CS) has been observed in recent years. The aim of this study is to analyze the use of CS in bilingual Basque–Spanish youth and to identify some factors that may influence it: the first language of the speakers (L1), the Basque/Spanish competition and the sociolinguistic environment (according to the place of birth). To do this, and in order to deepen the use and attitudes of CS, I have taken advantage of the answers received from the online questionnaire that I designed in 2022: 244 bilingual Basque-Spanish youth from 18 to 30 years old. The results showed that the use of CS is widespread among Basque youth and that L1, the sociolinguistic environment and the Basque/Spanish competition influence it.