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Publication details [#30479]

Davies, Alan and A. Bentahila. 2002. Language mixing in rai music: localisation or globalisation? Language & Communication 22 (2) : 187–207.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
code-switching | communication | song | symbol
Language as a subject
Arabic | French
Place, Publisher
Elsevier
Journal WWW
www.sciencedirect.com/

Annotation

This paper examines Arabic-French code-switching in the song lyrics of rai music, focusing on its symbolic and communicative value.