Code-switching
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Penelope Gardner-Chloros (Author)
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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.
About the Author
Penelope Gardner-Chloros is Lecturer in the School of Languages, Linguistics and Culture, Birkbeck College, University of London.
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- Contributor: Penelope Gardner-Chloros
- Imprint: Cambridge University Press
- ISBN13: 9780521681131
- Number of Pages: 254
- Packaged Dimensions: 152x228x13mm
- Packaged Weight: 410
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Release Date: 2009-06-25
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Penelope Gardner-Chloros is Lecturer in the School of Languages, Linguistics and Culture, Birkbeck College, University of London.
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