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Peer reviewedBlommaert, Jan – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1992
The macro-dimension of code switching is examined as observed in a sociolect of Swahili used by academic staff from the University of Dar es Salaam. It is argued that the specific sociohistoric background of Tanzanian society accounts for the social valency of Campus Kiswahili. (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), College Faculty, Cultural Context, Dialects
