Code-switching

Penelope (Birkbeck College, University of London) Gardner-Chloros

Cambridge University Press, 2009

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This book focuses on the phenomenon of code-switching, whereby bilingual speakers effortlessly use two or more languages, dialects or varieties in the same conversation. Drawing on a diverse range of examples it argues that code-switching can only be properly understood if we study it from a variety of linguistic perspectives.

ISBN-13
9780521862646
ISBN-10
0521862647
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2009
Publication date
2009-06-25
Pages
254
Dimensions
159x235x16
Weight
528