Hybridization in Young Speakers' Linguistic Practices among Diverse Regional Cultures and Identities: Case Study of Zagreb - Dalmatia

Jezik, identitet i društvo su isprepleteni i međusobno ovisni društveni fenomeni koji su dinamični i heterogeni, promjenjivi u vremenu i prostoru. Svaki pojedinac je nositelj značajki navedenih pojmova koji u komunikaciji i interakciji s okolinom mijenjaju prvotna značenja i stvaraju se nova i drugačija. Kontekst situacije u kojem se govornici nalaze, prilagodba drugom te promjena sociokulturne sredine, rezultiraju i promjenama u identitetu pojedinca. U istraživanju su ispitani mladi Dalmatinci i Zagrepčani koji su u međusobnom druženju jedni s drugima, usvojili dio jezičnog repertoara suprotne društvene zajednice. Jedan od rezultata tog procesa je hibridizacija jezika, odnosno usvajanje raznolikih fraza i izraza te nastanak neologizama. Potvrđeno je da je okolina, odnosno želja za pripadnošću, ali i diferencijacijom ključna stavka u nastanku novih identiteta i varijeteta.Language, identity and society are dynamic and heterogeneous social phenomena, changeable in time and space. Each individual is the carrier of the features of these terms that change the original meanings in communication and interaction with the environment and create new and different. The context of the situation in which speakers are found, adaptation to the other and changes in the socio-cultural environment also result in changes in the identity of the individual. In the survey, the young Dalmatian and the Zagreb citizens who were in interaction with each other adopted a part of the language repertoire of the opposing social community. One of the results of this process is the hybridization of the language, the adoption of various phrases and expressions and the emergence of neologisms. It is confirmed that the environment, or the desire for belonging, but also by differentiation, is a key element in the emergence of new identities and varieties