A Two-Step Sociolinguistic Analysis of Code-Switching and Language Choice: The Example of a Bilingual Chinese Community in Britain.

Lesley, Li Wei; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ448722

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Publication Date: 1992

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A Two-Step Sociolinguistic Analysis of Code-Switching and Language Choice: The Example of a Bilingual Chinese Community in Britain.

Lesley, Li Wei; And Others

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, v2 n1 p63-86 1992

This analysis focuses on patterns of language choice and language mixing in a Chinese/English-speaking bilingual community in the Northeast of England. (34 references) (VWL)

Descriptors: Bilingualism, Chinese, Code Switching (Language), English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Patterns, Language Research, Social Networks, Sociolinguistics

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

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