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https://www.bilketa.eus/ark:/27020/ASJU-25963Ibarra, OrreagaASJU, 259632025-01-29The objective of this article is to study the forms of language, the type of discourse and the resources used by young Basque speakers in their conversations on the social network Instagram. Specifically, we want to analyze Code Switching and see what function this linguistic phenomenon fulfills. The studied corpus comes from 30 students aged 18-25, proportionally distributed by gender; the production of one of them is chosen for two years. The analysis of this focus group shows that the functions that predominate in CS are connotative; in general to give expressiveness, humour and also a youthful touch. Likewise, the CS which means group solidarity is high. As for the referential functions, it serves to greet, to give encourage or to congratulate. Additionally, young people use a variety of strategies for building relationship on Instagram, including lexical, morphological, and phonological procedures. In summary, a tendency is detected to mark authenticity and identity through the use of local dialect variants as well as to use other languages ​​that give them a touch of modernity. In short, we see a connection with local roots and at the same time a willingness to open to modernity, a “glocal” vision and use of the language.The objective of this article is to study the forms of language, the type of discourse and the resources used by young Basque speakers in their conversations on the social network Instagram. Specifically, we want to analyze Code Switching and see what function this linguistic phenomenon fulfills. The studied corpus comes from 30 students aged 18-25, proportionally distributed by gender; the production of one of them is chosen for two years. The analysis of this focus group shows that the functions that predominate in CS are connotative; in general to give expressiveness, humour and also a youthful touch. Likewise, the CS which means group solidarity is high. As for the referential functions, it serves to greet, to give encourage or to congratulate. Additionally, young people use a variety of strategies for building relationship on Instagram, including lexical, morphological, and phonological procedures. In summary, a tendency is detected to mark authenticity and identity through the use of local dialect variants as well as to use other languages ​​that give them a touch of modernity. In short, we see a connection with local roots and at the same time a willingness to open to modernity, a “glocal” vision and use of the language.El objetivo de este artículo es estudiar las formas de lenguaje, el tipo de discurso y los recursos utilizados por los jóvenes vascoparlantes en sus conversaciones en la red social Instagram. En concreto queremos analizar el Code Switching y entrever qué función cumple este fenómeno lingüístico. El corpus procede de 30 alumnos voluntarios de 18 a 25 años distribuidos por género proporcionalmente; se elige la producción de uno de ellos durante dos años. El análisis de este grupo focal muestra que las funciones que predominan en el CS son funciones connotativas; en general para dar expresividad, humor y también un toque juvenil; asimismo es alto el CS que significa solidaridad de grupo. En cuanto a las funciones referenciales, sirve para saludar, dar ánimos o enhorabuena. Además, los jóvenes utilizan una variedad de estrategias para construir relaciones en Instagram, incluidos procedimientos léxicos, morfológicos y fonológicos. En resumen, se detecta una tendencia a marcar la autenticidad y la identidad mediante el uso de las variantes dialectales locales y a su vez a utilizar otras lenguas que les den un toque de modernidad; en definitiva, se busca conexión con las raíces locales y a la vez abrirse a la modernidad, una visión y un uso “glocal” de la lengua.https://ojs.ehu.eus/index.php/ASJU/article/view/25963/24933https://ojs.ehu.eus/index.php/ASJU/article/view/25963vignette : https://www.bilketa.eus/in/rest/Thumb/image?id=ark:/27020/ASJU-25963&mat=articleNumspahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0Trends of Basque speakers in Instagram conversations: code switching and its functions / Tendencias de hablantes vascos en conversaciones en Instagram: el cambio de código y sus funcionesTrends of Basque speakers in Instagram conversations: code switching and its functionsTendencias de hablantes vascos en conversaciones en Instagram: el cambio de código y sus funciones