LEADER 03432nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910456512703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-22212-4 010 $a9786613222121 010 $a90-272-8275-7 035 $a(CKB)2550000000042981 035 $a(EBL)784212 035 $a(OCoLC)744333833 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000993817 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11570219 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000993817 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10956532 035 $a(PQKB)11649829 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC784212 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL784212 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10488480 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000042981 100 $a19970320d1997 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGovernment and codeswitching$b[electronic resource] $eexplaining American Finnish /$fHelena Halmari 210 $aAmsterdam ;$aPhiladelphia $cJ. Benjamins$d1997 215 $a1 online resource (292 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in bilingualism (SiBil),$x0928-1533 ;$vv. 12 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a90-272-4118-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [247]-260) and indexes. 327 $aGOVERNMENT AND CODESWITCHING; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Table of contents; Abbreviations and Symbols; Chapter 1. Searching for Answers; Chapter 2. Defining Codeswitching: Methodological Problems; Chapter 3. Introducing the Subjects and the Data; Chapter 4. What Constrains Intrasentential Codeswitching: Different Proposals; Chapter 5. Finnish-English Codeswitching: Towards a Structural Explanation; Chapter 6. Testing the Limits of the Government Constraint; Chapter 7. Codeswitching or Borrowing? 327 $aChapter 8. Towards a Generalizable Structural Constraint: Evidence from Other LanguagesChapter 9. Concluding Remarks; Appendix: Introducing the Subjects and Their Switching Patterns; Notes; Bibliography; Author Index; Subject Index 330 $aBilingual codeswitching is a complex, multifaceted phenomenon, which calls for explanations on several different linguistic levels. This volume focuses on one such level: the level of syntax. An explanation for the regularities and consistencies in the codeswitching patterns of American Finns in their spontaneous conversations is sought for in the Universal Grammar -based principle of government as realized in case-assignment and agreement relations. A bulk of the Finnish-English intrasentential data get their explanation on the structural, hierarchical level, but this level of syntax is found 410 0$aStudies in bilingualism ;$vv. 12. 606 $aCode switching (Linguistics) 606 $aGovernment (Grammar) 606 $aFinnish language$zUnited States 606 $aEnglish language$zUnited States 606 $aFinnish Americans$xLanguage 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aCode switching (Linguistics) 615 0$aGovernment (Grammar) 615 0$aFinnish language 615 0$aEnglish language 615 0$aFinnish Americans$xLanguage. 676 $a306.4/4 700 $aHalmari$b Helena$0925358 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910456512703321 996 $aGovernment and codeswitching$92077733 997 $aUNINA