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Aspects of Language Choice in the Frisian-Dutch Bilingual Context: Neutrality and Asymmetry.
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Gorter, Durk – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1987
Preliminary results from a large research project on the use of Frisian and Dutch in the official domain in Friesland focuses on language use in contacts between civil servants and customers in service encounters. Language patterns observed include convergence, neutrality, switching, and asymmetry. (CB)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, City Government, Code Switching (Language), Discourse Analysis