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Download full textMcClure, Erica – Pragmatics and Language Learning, 1992
A study investigated the syntactic properties and functions of English-Spanish code-switching in literary, political, and news magazines in Mexico. It is proposed that oral code-switching in Chicano communities and written code-switching in the Mexican press differ both syntactically and pragmatically, with the latter more syntactically…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Cultural Context, Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language)
Bouton, Lawrence F., Ed.; Kachru, Yamuna, Ed. – Pragmatics and Language Learning, 1992
Monographs on pragmatics and language learning include: "Do We All Apologize the Same?--An Empirical Study on the Act of Apologizing by Spanish Speakers Learning English" (Montserrat Mir); "Conversational Openings in Kiswahili: The Pragmatic Performance of Native and Non-Native Speakers" (Alwiya S. Omar); "Experimental and…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis, Cultural Traits
