#3872. The role of social meaning in contact-induced variation among new speakers of Basque

September 2026publication date
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Language and Linguistics;
History and Philosophy of Science;
Linguistics and Language;
Sociology and Political Science;
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Abstract:
The research examines the variable use and the social meaning of a contact-induced phenomenon in Basque, Differential Object Marking (DOM), to explain the emergence of new variation in a minoritized language situation. The spontaneous speech of 77 Basque–Spanish bilinguals was analyzed and compared to the perception results obtained from a matched-guise experiment. Production results show that DOM use increases according to a speakers self-ascribed authenticity, but the matched-guise analyses indicate that some DOM uses may undermine the speakers perceived authenticity. I discuss the ideological multiplicity of DOM within its semiotic landscape and consider practice-based approaches to variation in explaining this paradox.
Keywords:
Basque; Differential Object Marking; new speakers; practiced-based identity; social meaning

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