Code-Switching and Code-Mixing: The Case of a Child Learning English and Chinese Simultaneously.

Kwan Terry, Anna

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ERIC Number: EJ457575

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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Code-Switching and Code-Mixing: The Case of a Child Learning English and Chinese Simultaneously.

Kwan Terry, Anna

Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, v13 n3 p243-59 1992

Examines code-switching and code-mixing behavior of a child learning English and Cantonese simultaneously. The choice of code was dependant on socialization, and code-mixing was dependent on base language. (14 references) (LT)

Descriptors: Bilingualism, Cantonese, Child Language, Code Switching (Language), English, Language Dominance, Language Research, Second Language Learning, Socialization, Speech Communication

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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