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Publication details [#12735]

Haust, Delia and Norbert Dittmar. 1998. Taxonomic or functional models in the description of codeswitching? Evidence from Mandinka and Wolof in African contact situations. In Jacobson, Rodolfo. Codeswitching Worldwide. (Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs 106). De Gruyter Mouton. pp. 80–90.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

code-switching | language contact | matrix language vs. embedded language | multilingualism

Language as a subject

English | Mandinka | Wolof

Annotation

This contribution on trilingual codeswitching in Gambia illustrates the creative potential of verbal skills and communicative competence