Abstract
This paper presents the findings of a survey of 995 late adolescent residents of Riga – Lettophones, Russophones, and native bilinguals – offering evidence that the youngest generation of Latvia’s capital has broken away from Soviet-era language trends, communicating in Latvian more frequently and confidently than Russian. Two correspondences, unique to the linguistic group in question, are also discussed. (1) Among the Lettophones, any preference for the other language in intercultural communication is far more likely if the language is also used at home. (2) Among the Russophones, any preference for the other language in intercultural communication is more likely among females.
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