Bilingual Speech: A Typology of Code-Mixing

by Pieter Muysken

Book Overview

This book provides an in-depth analysis of the different ways in which bilingual speakers switch from one language to another in the course of conversation. Pieter Muysken identifies three distinct patterns of mixing and explores how different mixing strategies depend on the contrasting grammatical properties of the languages involved, the degree of bilingual competence of the speaker and various social factors. The book synthesizes a vast array of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521771684
• ISBN13: 9780521771689
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.3"