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Publication details [#53049]

Jonsson, Carla. 2010. Functions of code-switching in bilingual theater: An analysis of three Chicano plays. Journal of Pragmatics 42 (5) : 1296–1310.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

bilingualism | code-switching | interjection | theater | word choice

Place, Publisher

Elsevier

Journal WWW

www.sciencedirect.com/web-editions

Annotation

This study explores functions of code-switching in three published Chicano bilingual theater plays, concentrating on five loci in which code-switching appears frequently, namely word/language play, interjections, quotations, reiterations, and ‘gaps’.