04411nam 22007211 450 991082476420332120160518112022.01-4742-7817-51-4742-7816-710.5040/9781474278171(CKB)3710000000846918(EBL)4673594(PQKBManifestationID)16462192(PQKBWorkID)15005608(PQKB)24949698(MiAaPQ)EBC4673594(OCoLC)950004345(UtOrBLW)bpp09260163(EXLCZ)99371000000084691820161128d2016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCodeswitching in Igbo-English bilingualism a Matrix Language Frame account /Kelechukwu IhemereLondon ;New York :Bloomsbury Academic,2016.1 online resource (257 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-350-06655-9 1-4742-7814-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Machine generated contents note: -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations and symbols -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Studying the grammar of codeswitching -- 3. Theoretical framework -- 4. Comparison of aspects of Igbo and English grammars -- 5. Methodology -- 6. Embedded language single words: Nouns and Adjectives -- 7. Embedded language single words: Verbs -- 8. Embedded language islands -- 9. Concluding remarks and implications -- Notes -- Appendix A: Sample interview schedule protocol -- Appendix B: Summary of findings from the interview protocol -- References -- Index."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."--Bloomsbury Publishing.Code switching (Linguistics)Africa, WestEnglish languageForeign elementsIgboEnglish languageGrammar, ComparativeIgboEnglish languageInfluence on IgboIgbo languageForeign elementsEnglishIgbo languageGrammar, ComparativeEnglishIgbo languageInfluence on EnglishLanguages in contactAfrica, WestMultilingualismAfrica, WestGrammar, syntax & morphologyAfrica, WestLanguagesCode switching (Linguistics)English languageForeign elementsIgbo.English languageGrammar, ComparativeIgbo.English languageInfluence on Igbo.Igbo languageForeign elementsEnglish.Igbo languageGrammar, ComparativeEnglish.Igbo languageInfluence on English.Languages in contactMultilingualism306.44/60966LAN009060LAN011000LAN009000bisacshIhemere Kelechukwu U(Kelechukwu Uchechukwu),1686428UtOrBLWUtOrBLWBOOK9910824764203321Codeswitching in Igbo-English bilingualism4059290UNINA