One Speaker, Two Languages: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on Code-Switching

Milroy, Lesley (Editor), and Muysken, Pieter (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0521479126 / ISBN 13: 9780521479127

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1995

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Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 380 p. Contains: Unspecified, Tables. Audience: General/trade. Very good. Light shelfwear, near fine, No ownership marks.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: One Speaker, Two Languages: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on Code-Switching
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521479126
• ISBN 13: 9780521479127
• Binding: Trade paperback

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Synopsis

Code-switching--the alternating use of several languages by bilingual speakers--does not usually indicate lack of competence on the part of the speaker, but results from complex language skills. The reasons why people switch their codes are as varied as the directions from which linguists approach this issue. This volume of essays by leading scholars explores code-switching in particular social and institutional contexts, and brings together current research into the social, grammatical and psycholinguistic issues raised by this highly significant form of speech behavior.

About the Author

Pieter Muysken is Professor of Linguistics at Radboud University Nijmegen, after previously teaching at the universities of Amsterdam and Leiden. His specialism is language contact and he does research in the Andes, the Caribbean and the Netherlands.