Code-switching between structural and sociolinguistic perspectives / edited by Gerald Stell and Kofi Yakpo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stell, Gerald, editor.

Yakpo, Kofi, editor.

Series:

Linguae & litterae ; volume 43.

Linguae & litterae, 1869-7054 ; volume 43

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Code switching (Linguistics)--Social aspects.

Code switching (Linguistics).

Sociolinguistics--Research.

Sociolinguistics.

Structural linguistics--Research.

Structural linguistics.

Multilingualism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (328 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The study of code-switching has been carried out from linguistic, psycholinguistic, and sociolinguistic perspectives, largely in isolation from each other. This volume attempts to unite these three research strands by placing at the centre of the enquiry the role played by social factors in the occurrence, forms, and outcomes of code-switching. The contributions in this volume are divided into three parts: "code-switching between cognition and socio-pragmatics", "multilingual interaction and identity", and "code-switching and social structure". The case studies represent contact settings on five continents and feature languages with diverse linguistic affiliations. They are predictive and descriptive in their research goals and rely on experimental or naturalistic data. But they share the common goal of seeking to explain how social structures, ideologies, and identity impact on the grammatical and conversational features of code-switching and language mixing, and on the emergence of mixed languages. Given its scope, this volume is a significant addition to the empirical and theoretical foundations of the study of code-switching. It is also of relevance to the general debate on the inter-relationships between language and society.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgements / Stell, Gerald / Yakpo, Kofi

Elusive or self-evident? Looking for common ground in approaches to code-switching / Stell, Gerald / Yakpo, Kofi

Part 1: Code-switching between cognition and socio-pragmatics

A usage-based approach to code-switching: The need for reconciling structure and function / Backus, Ad

A psycholinguistic perspective on code-switching: Lexical, structural, and socio-interactive processes / Kootstra, Gerrit Jan

How do Welsh-English bilinguals deal with conflict? Adjective-noun order resolution / Parafita Couto, Maria Carmen / Deuchar, Margaret / Fusser, Marika

Combining the Markedness Model and the Matrix Language Frame Model in Analysing Bilingual Speech / Kwasi Amuzu, Evershed

Part 2: Multilingual interaction and social identity

Towards an integrated approach to structural and conversational code-switching through macrosociolinguistic factors / Stell, Gerald

Code-switching: Between identity and exclusion / Anchimbe, Eric A.

Styling bilinguals: Analyzing structurally distinctive code-switching styles in Hong Kong / Hoi Ying Chen, Katherine

The role of discursive information in analyzing multilingual practices / Migge, Bettina

Creole/Superstrate code-switching: Structure and consequences / Blaxter, Adam

Part 3: Code-switching and social structure

Multilingual speakers in a West-African contact zone: An integrated approach to contact-induced language change / Beyer, Klaus

Code-switching and social change: Convergent language mixing in a multilingual society / Yakpo, Kofi

Typological and social factors influencing a new mixed language, Light Warlpiri / O'Shannessy, Carmel

Continua of language contact / Ehrhart, Sabine

Index

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9783110346879

3110346877

9783110383942

3110383942

OCLC:

904454299