'Ghetto language' in Danish mainstream rap

Andreas Stæhr; Lian Malai Madsen

'Ghetto language' in Danish mainstream rap

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In this article, we carry out an ethnographically informed sociolinguistic analysis of language use in contemporary Danish rap. We contextualize our analytical observations by drawing on knowledge from interviews with stakeholders from the music industry and ethnographic fieldwork carried out among a group of young rappers. Based on this research, we argue that while current Danish rap may be innovative and renew the way language is used compared to the linguistic tendencies of the Danish hip hop market before 2013 it does not expand the way language as such is talked about, but to some extent reproduces existing value ascriptions.

Original language	English
Journal	Language & Communication
Volume	52
Pages (from-to)	60-72
Number of pages	9
ISSN	0271-5309
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2017

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'Ghetto language' in Danish mainstream rap

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