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ERIC Number: EJ445918
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0883-2919
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Chinese-English Code-Mixing: A Case of Matrix Language Assignment.
Kamwangamalu, Nkonko M.; Cher-Leng, Lee
World Englishes, v10 n3 p247-61 Win 1991
Addresses the issue of whether there exists a matrix language to a code-mixed (CM) sentence, or whether no feasible linguistic analysis can reliably assign a matrix language to a CM sentence. The examination draws on natural conversations involving Chinese-English CM in Singapore. (41 references) (GLR)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Chinese, Code Switching (Language), English, Foreign Countries, Language Research, Linguistic Borrowing, Morphology (Languages), Syntax
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Singapore
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