Descriptor
Author
| Bouton, Lawrence F., Ed. | 1 |
| Calteaux, Karen | 1 |
| Finlayson, Rosalie | 1 |
| Kachru, Yamuna, Ed. | 1 |
| Myers-Scotton, Carol | 1 |
| de Klerk, Vivian | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Collected Works - Serials | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
| South Africa | 3 |
| Mexico | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedFinlayson, Rosalie; Calteaux, Karen; Myers-Scotton, Carol – Journal of Sociolinguistics, 1998
Argues that specific patterns of code switching indicate how language is both an index of identity and a tool of communication in South Africa. Suggests speakers exhibit strong loyalty to their first language by the codeswitching patterns they use. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Bantu Languages, Code Switching (Language), Foreign Countries, Language Patterns
Direct linkde Klerk, Vivian – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2006
The paper analyses selected aspects of the codeswitching behaviour in a spoken corpus of the English of 326 people, all of them mother-tongue speakers of Xhosa (a local African language in South Africa), and all of whom would see themselves as Xhosa/English bilinguals. The corpus comprises approximately 550,000 transcribed words of spontaneous,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bilingualism, Code Switching (Language), African Languages
Download full textBouton, Lawrence F., Ed.; Kachru, Yamuna, Ed. – Pragmatics and Language Learning, 1992
Monographs on pragmatics and language learning include: "Do We All Apologize the Same?--An Empirical Study on the Act of Apologizing by Spanish Speakers Learning English" (Montserrat Mir); "Conversational Openings in Kiswahili: The Pragmatic Performance of Native and Non-Native Speakers" (Alwiya S. Omar); "Experimental and…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Communicative Competence (Languages), Comparative Analysis, Cultural Traits
