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Early Cases of Code-Switching in Mexican-Heritage Children: Linguistic and Sociopragmatic Considerations
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Vu, Jennifer A.; Bailey, Alison L.; Howes, Carollee – Bilingual Research Journal, 2010
Reasons for code-switching in young children range from the linguistic (single-word borrowings that appear to be translation equivalents or to fill gaps in lexical knowledge) to more complex sociolinguistic and sociocognitive factors, such as desiring affiliative interactions. We looked at patterns of code-switching in narratives derived from…
Descriptors: Sociolinguistics, Young Children, Mexican Americans, Code Switching (Language)