Codeswitching and the Exclusivity of Social Identities: Some Data from Campus Kiswahili.

Blommaert, Jan

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ERIC Number: EJ450167

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Publication Date: 1992

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Codeswitching and the Exclusivity of Social Identities: Some Data from Campus Kiswahili.

Blommaert, Jan

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, v13 n1-2 p57-70 1992

The macro-dimension of code switching is examined as observed in a sociolect of Swahili used by academic staff from the University of Dar es Salaam. It is argued that the specific sociohistoric background of Tanzanian society accounts for the social valency of Campus Kiswahili. (Author/LB)

Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), College Faculty, Cultural Context, Dialects, Elitism, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Intergroup Relations, Language Usage, Social Status, Social Stratification, Uncommonly Taught Languages, Urban Areas

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Africa; Tanzania

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