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One Speaker, Two Languages: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on Code-Switching

By Pieter Muysken , Lesley Milroy

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1995
ISBN
0521479126, 9780521479127
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
25 MB (25846536 bytes)
Pages
330\330
Time added
2020-08-01 15:20:40

Description

Code-switching--the alternating use of several languages by bilingual speakers--does not usually indicate lack of competence on the part of the speaker, but results from complex language skills. The reasons why people switch their codes are as varied as the directions from which linguists approach this issue. This volume of essays by leading scholars explores code-switching in particular social and institutional contexts, and brings together current research into the social, grammatical and psycholinguistic issues raised by this highly significant form of speech behavior.

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