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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822468703321

Autore

Tuc Ho-Dac

Titolo

Vietnamese-English bilingualism : patterns of code-switching / / Ho-Dac Tuc

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2003

ISBN

1-136-84076-1

1-138-98673-9

1-315-02838-7

1-136-84069-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Collana

Routledge Studies in Asian Linguistics

Disciplina

420.4/2/95922

Soggetti

English language

Vietnamese language

Code switching (Linguistics)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Subjects and methodology; 3 Patterns of code-switching; 4 Tonal facilitation of code-switching; 5 Code-switching of personal pronouns; 6 Conclusion; Appendix 1: Sample questionnaire; Appendix 2: List of informants; Appendix 3: Extracted sample interviews; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book is concerned with three central issues: the universality of constraints on code-switching, the nature of the relation between language contact and bilingualism, and the social and linguistic components that facilitate code-switching.