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Publication details [#56426]

O'Shannessy, Carmel. 2012. The role of codeswitched input to children in the origin of a new mixed language. Linguistics 50 (2) : 305–340.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

child language | code-switching | language contact | language input | language mixing

Language as a subject

English, Aboriginal | Warlpiri

Place, Publisher

De Gruyter

Journal WWW

www.degruyter.com/journal/key/LING/html

Annotation

This paper discusses the development of Light Warlpirie, an in-group mixed language, based on Warlpiri and Aboriginal English/Kriol and purporting the identity of young Warlpiri from Lajamanu, as emerging from codeswitched input to children.