The Cambridge Handbook of Linguistic Code-switching (Cambridge Handbooks in Language and Linguistics)

ISBN 10: 0521875919 / ISBN 13: 9780521875912

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2009

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Title: The Cambridge Handbook of Linguistic ...

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Publication Date: 2009

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Acceptable

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Synopsis:

Code-switching - the alternating use of two languages in the same stretch of discourse by a bilingual speaker - is a dominant topic in the study of bilingualism and a phenomenon that generates a great deal of pointed discussion in the public domain. This handbook provides the most comprehensive guide to this bilingual phenomenon to date. Drawing on empirical data from a wide range of language pairings, the leading researchers in the study of bilingualism examine the linguistic, social and cognitive implications of code-switching in up-to-date and accessible survey chapters. The Cambridge Handbook of Linguistic Code-switching will serve as a vital resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, as a wide-ranging overview for linguists, psychologists and speech scientists and as an informative guide for educators interested in bilingual speech practices.

Book Description:

This Handbook is an accessible overview, written by the leading experts in the field, of how bilinguals alternate between their languages when they speak ('code-switching'). It provides the most comprehensive guide to this bilingual phenomenon to date and covers more perspectives than any other book on this popular topic.