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Government and codeswitching : explaining American Finnish /

Bilingual codeswitching is a complex, multifaceted phenomenon, which calls for explanations on several different linguistic levels. This volume focuses on one such level: the level of syntax. An explanation for the regularities and consistencies in the codeswitching patterns of American Finns in the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Halmari, Helena
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, 1997.
Colección:Studies in bilingualism ; vol. 12.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • GOVERNMENT AND CODESWITCHING; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Table of contents; Abbreviations and Symbols; Chapter 1. Searching for Answers; Chapter 2. Defining Codeswitching: Methodological Problems; Chapter 3. Introducing the Subjects and the Data; Chapter 4. What Constrains Intrasentential Codeswitching: Different Proposals; Chapter 5. Finnish-English Codeswitching: Towards a Structural Explanation; Chapter 6. Testing the Limits of the Government Constraint; Chapter 7. Codeswitching or Borrowing?
  • Chapter 8. Towards a Generalizable Structural Constraint: Evidence from Other LanguagesChapter 9. Concluding Remarks; Appendix: Introducing the Subjects and Their Switching Patterns; Notes; Bibliography; Author Index; Subject Index