The Speech Behaviour of Kazakhstani Youth in the Context of Interethnic Communication
Zharkynbekova S. Shakhputova Z. Anichshenko O. Agabekova Z.
March 2025Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
Journalism and Media
2025#6Issue 1
This article explores the features of speech practices of young people in Kazakhstan in the conditions of interaction between Kazakh, Russian, and English, taking into account the influence of the digital environment and modern socio-cultural factors. The relevance of this study is determined by the rapid transformation of the language situation in Kazakhstan, where traditional bilingualism is evolving under the influence of globalisation and digital factors, contributing to the formation of new models of language interaction in the youth environment. The aim of this research is to study the mechanisms of language functioning in different communicative contexts, including digital communication. As a methodological basis, the methods of sociolinguistic and discourse analysis were applied, including the collection and interpretation of young people’s written texts, as well as interviewing respondents to identify their language preferences and communication strategies. The empirical analysis allowed us to identify new models of young people’s linguistic behaviour in various communicative environments, including online space. The leading factors influencing the choice of language code were identified, and the characteristic mechanisms of integrating elements of Kazakh, Russian, and English into a single speech act were recorded. Special attention is paid to the specifics of language interaction in digital environments, where hybrid forms of communication are observed due to technological and globalisation processes. This study considers the speech of young people not only as a linguistic phenomenon, but also as an instrument of intercultural communication, reflecting trends in the development of polylingualism. The findings of this study can be used to improve language policy and to develop educational programmes that take into account modern trends in youth communication.
bilingual practice , code-switching , intercultural adaptation , intercultural communication , language mixing , multicultural space of Kazakhstan , speech behaviour of Kazakhstani youth
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Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, L.N. Gumilyov, Eurasian National University, Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan
Department of Foreign Languages, L.N. Gumilyov, Eurasian National University, Astana, 010008, Kazakhstan
Department of General Linguistics and Literature, Sh. Ualikhanov Kokshetau University, Kokshetau, 020000, Kazakhstan
Department of Kazakh Language and Turkic Studies, Nazarbayev University, Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan
Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics
Department of Foreign Languages
Department of General Linguistics and Literature
Department of Kazakh Language and Turkic Studies
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