Is 'leuk' sufficiently cool? The social meaning of English loanwords: an acquisitional perspective. KU Leuven
Strong statements are repeatedly made on the threat of Englishization to the vitality of local languages. This project aims to empirically assess the validity of these claims by consulting a so far underrepresented group, namely the speech community of tomorrow: how do children and young adolescents use English alongside source language alternatives ('BFF' vs. 'hartsvriendin'), what (contextual) social meanings do they attach to English loans ...