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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.

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Book category Books in English Language linguistics Psycholinguistics

• Full title: Code-switching
• Author: Penelope Gardner-Chloros
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 254
• EAN: 9780521862646
• ISBN: 0521862647
• ID: 02047778
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 528 g
• Dimensions: 159 × 235 × 16 mm
• Date of publishing: 25. June 2009

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