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Publication details [#56863]

Poplack, Shana, Nathalie Dion and LAUREN ZENTZ. 2012. Phrase-final prepositions in Quebec French: An empirical study of contact, code-switching and resistance to convergence. Bilingualism 15 (2) : 203–225.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

code-switching | language contact | language variety | preposition | stereotype

Language as a subject

English, Canadian | French, Canadian

Place, Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Journal WWW

journals.cambridge.org/

Annotation

This paper explores whether the stereotypical non-standard preposition stranding in Quebec French is caused by contact and convergence with English, and what role bilingual code-switchers play in its integration and spread.