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Jacobson, Rodolfo. 1998. Codeswitching Worldwide. (Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs 106). De Gruyter Mouton.
Publication type
Book – monograph
Publication language
English
Keywords
code-switching | language change | language universal | spoken language | written language
ISBN
3-11-015151-0

Annotation

A collection of papers on codeswitching, the majority of which were presented at the 13th World Congress of Sociology, held in Bielefeld, Germany in 1994. The papers focus on codeswitching in both spoken and written language, the former covering languages of a wide typological range.

Articles in this volume

Boeschoten, Hendrik. Codeswitching, codemixing, and code alternation: What a difference. 15–24
Bentahila, Abdelâli and Eirlys E. Davies. Codeswitching: An unequal partnership? 25–49
Jacobson, Rodolfo. Conveying a broader message through bilingual discourse: An attempt at Contrastive Codeswitching research. 51–76
Haust, Delia and Norbert Dittmar. Taxonomic or functional models in the description of codeswitching? Evidence from Mandinka and Wolof in African contact situations. 80–90
Myers-Scotton, Carol. Structural uniformities vs. community differences in codeswitching. 91–108
Azuma, Shoji. Meaning and form in code-switching. 109–123
McClure, Erica F. The relationship between form and function in written national language-English codeswitching: Evidence from Mexico, Spain, and Bulgaria. 125–150
Wei, Li. Banana split? Variations in language choice and code-switching patterns of two groups of British-born Chinese in Tyneside. 153–175
Treffers-Daller, Jeanine. Variability in code-switching styles: Turkish-German code-switching patterns. 177–198
Pandharipande, Rajeshwari V. Is genetic connection relevant in code-switching? Evidence from South Asian languages. 201–220
Rindler Schjerve, Rosita. Codeswitching as an indicator for language shift? Evidence from Sardinian-Italian bilingualism. 221–247

Reviewed by

Clyne, Michael. 2000. Review of $Codeswitching Worldwide.
Gardner-Chloros, Penelope. 2000. Review of $Codeswitching Worldwide.