Code-switching / Penelope Gardner-Chloros.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gardner-Chloros, Penelope, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Code switching (Linguistics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 242 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

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. Breaking down barriers across the discipline of linguistics, this pioneering book confronts fundamental questions about what a 'native language' is, and whether languages can be meaningfully studied outside of the individuals who use them.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Transcription conventions; 1 Introduction; 2 Code-switching and language contact; 3 Social factors in code-switching; 4 Code-switching in conversation; 5 Grammatical aspects of code-switching; 6 Psycholinguistic approaches; 7 Acquiring code-switching: code-switching in children (and L2 learners); 8 Conclusions; Appendix Coding and analysing multilingual data: the LIDES Project1; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-511-69915-8

1-107-19670-1

0-521-68113-8

9786612391255

0-511-64684-4

1-282-39125-9

0-511-59295-7

0-511-65092-2

0-511-59202-7

0-511-59488-7

OCLC:

609843006