Publication

1991 - Clarendon Press, Oxford [England], England

Language

English

Word Count

54,500 words, Guess

Page Count

218 pages

Identifiers

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  • Goodreads4641491

Classifications

  • DDC306.4/4/094438353
  • LCCP115.3 .G37 1991

Description

The term "code-switching" is used to describe the mixing of different language varieties which result from language contact. This is the first full-length study to examine code-switching in a European context. Throughout history, Alsace has been a meeting place of the Roman and Germanic worlds. Today most of the population speak a German dialect, alternating with French, which is the language of public life, education, and the media. Gardner-Chloros describes this exemplar of code-switching, investing the many layers of significance of this mode of speech in the Alsatian community.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Oxford studies in language contact

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