Codeswitching in Igbo-English bilingualism : a Matrix Language Frame account /

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"Codeswitching occurs when multilingual speakers embed elements of more than one language into the dominant (or Matrix) language within individual utterances of conversation. Igbo-English Bilingualism explores the syntax of bilingual codeswitching between the Benue-Congo African language of Igb...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ihemere, Kelechukwu U. (Kelechukwu Uchechukwu) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2016.
Temas:
Code switching (Linguistics) > Africa, West.
Languages in contact > Africa, West.
Igbo language > Grammar, Comparative > English.
English language > Grammar, Comparative > Igbo.
Igbo language > Foreign elements > English.
English language > Foreign elements > Igbo.
Igbo language > Influence on English.
English language > Influence on Igbo.
Multilingualism > Africa, West.
Changement de code (Linguistique) > Afrique occidentale.
Langues en contact > Afrique occidentale.
Multilinguisme > Afrique occidentale.
Anglais (Langue) > Emprunts ibo.
Ibo (Langue) > Influence sur l'anglais.
Linguistics.
Sociolinguistics.
Bilingualism & multilingualism.
Grammar, syntax & morphology.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Syntax.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Phonetics & Phonology.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
Igbo language > Influence on English
Igbo language > Foreign elements > English
English language > Influence on Igbo
English language > Foreign elements > Igbo
Code switching (Linguistics)
Language and languages
Languages in contact
Multilingualism
Ibo-Sprache
Englisch
Sprachwechsel
Sprachkontakt
Africa, West > Languages.
Afrique occidentale > Langues.
West Africa
Westafrika
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Codeswitching occurs when multilingual speakers embed elements of more than one language into the dominant (or Matrix) language within individual utterances of conversation. Igbo-English Bilingualism explores the syntax of bilingual codeswitching between the Benue-Congo African language of Igbo and English. Within the framework of Myers-Scotton's highly influential Matrix Language Frame (MLF) model, Kelechukwu Ihemere explores the notion of asymmetry in Igbo-English codeswitching, arguing that the two languages do not contribute equally in the creation of mixed utterances. In the abstract interaction between the two grammars, the Matrix language is more activated than the Embedded language, resulting in either monolingual Igbo discourse or discourse with an Igbo morphosyntactic frame but with English insertions. Using both linguistic and quantitative analyses, this book uniquely investigates the governing principles and restrictions on bilingual clauses and grammatical codeswitching in the context of a West African language and English. Providing a detailed descriptive and theoretical investigation of Igbo-English data and a deeper analysis of the MLF model, this book will be of interest to anyone working in the fields of comparative syntax, bilingualism and contact linguistics"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781474278164
1474278167
9781474278171
1474278175

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