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Publication details [#12220]

Meeuwis, Michael and Jan Blommaert. 1998. A monolectal view of code-switching: Layered code-switching among Zairians in Belgium. In Auer, J.C. Peter, ed. Code-switching in Conversation. Language, interaction and identity. Routledge. pp. 76–98.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

bilingualism | code-mixing | code-switching | ideology

Language as a subject

French | Kiswahili | Lingala

Annotation

The authors advocate an approach to code-switching, in which the variant in question is not seen as the product of language blending, but as a code per se. Practical difficulties in determining the actual codes in code-switching illustrate their view.