Code-switching in Antonito, CO and Phoenix, AZ: A Comparative Study

Mariana Cesar

ISBN 10: 3659479233 / ISBN 13: 9783659479236

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Okt 2013, 2013

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Neuware -Although bilingualism in the southwestern United States has been widely studied, the current corpus lacks material pertaining to the Phoenix Metropolitan area. Code-switching is a bilingual phenomenon characterized by the simultaneous use of two languages in one discourse. Studies have shown that language choice is governed by both linguistic and social factors. Using multi-variate analysis, the study examined the relationship of both linguistic and social factors to the code-switching behaviors of two communities in the southwestern United States; Antonito, Colorado and the Phoenix Metropolitan Area in Arizona.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 72 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Code-switching in Antonito, CO and Phoenix, AZ: A Comparative Study
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Okt 2013
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3659479233
• ISBN 13: 9783659479236
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu

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Synopsis

Although bilingualism in the southwestern United States has been widely studied, the current corpus lacks material pertaining to the Phoenix Metropolitan area. Code-switching is a bilingual phenomenon characterized by the simultaneous use of two languages in one discourse. Studies have shown that language choice is governed by both linguistic and social factors. Using multi-variate analysis, the study examined the relationship of both linguistic and social factors to the code-switching behaviors of two communities in the southwestern United States; Antonito, Colorado and the Phoenix Metropolitan Area in Arizona.

About the Author

Mariana Cesar graduated from Arizona State University with a Master's degree in Spanish with a concentration in Sociolinguistics in 2013. She also has a background in Sociocultural Anthropology and is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Mariana currently lives in Arizona where she works as a translator.