Young People's Translocal New Media Uses: A Multiperspective Analysis Of Language Choice And Heteroglossia

摘要

The aim of this paper is to shed light on the particularities of the linguistic, social andncultural action of young Finns in translocal new media spaces, and the ways in whichnthey themselves make sense of and account for their actions. We present findings from 4ncase studies, each of which illustrates aspects of translocality in young Finns’ new medianuses. Theoretically and methodologically the case studies draw on sociolinguistics, discoursenstudies, and ethnography, making use of the concepts of language choice and linguisticnand stylistic heteroglossia. Through the 4 cases in focus, the paper shows how youngnpeople’s linguistically and textually sophisticated new media uses are geared by and expressntranslocal affective, social, and cultural alignments and affinities.