Syntactic Constraints on the Code Switching of Arabic-English Bilinguals.

Hussein, Riyad Fayez; Shorrab, Ghazi A.

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ERIC Number: EJ475978

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1993

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Syntactic Constraints on the Code Switching of Arabic-English Bilinguals.

Hussein, Riyad Fayez; Shorrab, Ghazi A.

IRAL, v31 n3 p236-41 Aug 1993

The notion of code-switching among Arabic-English bilinguals is examined. Various syntactic constraints are delineated that govern this phenomenon, the susceptibility of particular sentence constituents to switching, and the determination of the matrix language in their linguistic performance. (Contains 10 references.) (Author/LB)

Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Arabic, Bilingual Students, Code Switching (Language), English, Foreign Countries, Interference (Language), Language Acquisition, Linguistic Borrowing, Second Language Instruction, Syntax, Uncommonly Taught Languages

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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