| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 242 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Code-switching and language contact -- Social factors in code-switching -- Code-switching in conversation -- Grammatical aspects of code-switching -- Psycholinguistic approaches -- Acquiring code-switching : code-switching in children (and L2 learners) |
| Summary |
It is quite commonplace for bilingual speakers to use two or more languages, dialects or varieties in the same conversation, without any apparent effort. The phenomenon, known as code-switching, has become a major focus of attention in linguistics. This concise and original study explores how, when and where code-switching occurs. Drawing on a diverse range of examples from medieval manuscripts to rap music, novels to advertisements, emails to political speeches, and above all everyday conversation, it argues that code-switching can only be properly understood if we study it from a variety of perspectives. It shows how sociolinguistic, psycholinguistic, grammatical and developmental aspects of code-switching are all interdependent, and findings in each area are crucial to others |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-232) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Code switching (Linguistics)
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Sociolinguistics.
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Code switching (Linguistics)
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Codewisseling.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2009006833 |
| ISBN |
9780511594885 |
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0511594887 |
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9780511650925 |
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0511650922 |
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9786612391255 |
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6612391251 |
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1282391259 |
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9781282391253 |
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9780511609787 |
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0511609787 |
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0511699158 |
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9780511699153 |
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1107196701 |
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9781107196704 |
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0511646844 |
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9780511646843 |
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0511592957 |
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9780511592959 |
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0511592027 |
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9780511592027 |
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