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Codeswitching in Igbo-English bilingualism : a Matrix Language Frame account /
"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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Bloomsbury Academic,
2016.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover page; Halftitle page; Series page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and Symbols; 1 Introduction; 1.1 The linguistic dimension; 1.2 The sociolinguistic dimension; 1.3 Grammatical studies of codeswitching in West Africa; 1.4 Context of the research; 1.5 Aims and organization of the book; 2 Studying the Grammar of Codeswitching; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Equivalence Constraint; 2.3 The Free Morpheme Constraint; 2.4 The Government Constraint; 2.5 The Functional Head Constraint; 2.6 The Minimalist Approach.
- 2.7 Conclusion3 Theoretical Framework; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Matrix Language Frame model; 3.3 The role of congruence in codeswitching; 3.4 Conclusion; 4 Comparison of Aspects of Igbo and English Grammars; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Igbo orthography; 4.3 Morphophonology; 4.4 Lexical and grammatical categories; 4.5. Conclusion; 5 Methodology; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Sampling procedure; 5.3 Data collection strategy; 5.4 Unit of analysis; 5.5 Igbo-English: Codeswitching or borrowing?; 5.6 The bilingual data; 5.7 Conclusion; 6 Embedded Language Single Words: Nouns and Adjectives; 6.1 Introduction.
- 6.2 Testing the Matrix Language Principle6.3 Quantitative analysis; 6.4 Summary and conclusion; 7 Embedded Language Single Words: Verbs; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Insertion by verbal infl ectional morphology; 7.3 Insertion by PSC and verbal infl ectional morphology; 7.4 Vowel harmony between EL verbs and ML bound morphemes; 7.5 Bare EL verbs in Igbo-English codeswitching; 7.6 Quantitative analysis; 7.7 Summary and conclusion; 8 Embedded Language Islands; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Internal EL islands; 8.3 Non-internal EL islands; 8.4 Testing the AP; 8.5 The USP; 8.6 Motivations for EL islands.
- 8.7 Summary and conclusion9 Concluding Remarks and Implications; 9.1 The goal; 9.2 Igbo-English codeswitching and other classic cases; 9.3 Igbo-English: some problematic examples and suggested solutions; 9.4 The codeswitching versus borrowing debate; 9.5 Conclusion; APPENDIX A Sample Interview Protocol; APPENDIX B Summary of Findings from the Interview Protocol; Notes; References; Index.