Codeswitching as an Urban Language-Contact Phenomenon.

Eastman, Carol M.

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Publication Date: 1992

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Codeswitching as an Urban Language-Contact Phenomenon.

Eastman, Carol M.

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, v13 n1-2 p1-17 1992

Twelve papers on codeswitching are reviewed briefly in this introduction to a special journal issue. The following topics are covered: borrowing versus codeswitching, codeswitching in a political discourse context, situational uses. (16 references) (LB)

Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Cultural Pluralism, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, Language Patterns, Language Usage, Linguistic Borrowing, Linguistic Theory, Second Languages

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Africa

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