Codeswitching in Bukavu.

Goyvaerts, Didier L.; Zembele, Tembue

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ERIC Number: EJ450168

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Publication Date: 1992

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Codeswitching in Bukavu.

Goyvaerts, Didier L.; Zembele, Tembue

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, v13 n1-2 p71-81 1992

Following previous reports, this paper contains additional information about the multilingual situation in the multiethnic town of Bukavu in Zaire. Focus is on codeswitching, an important characteristic of the overall dynamic picture of linguistic interaction. Myers-Scotton's markedness model is discussed. (13 references) (Author/LB)

Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Cultural Pluralism, Data Analysis, Developing Nations, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, French, Language Usage, Linguistic Theory, Models, Multilingualism, Swahili, Uncommonly Taught Languages

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Africa

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