Code-switching /

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...

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Main Author: Gardner-Chloros, Penelope
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of 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).