Social Motivations for Codeswitching
Author | : Carol Myers-Scotton |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 1993 |
ISBN-13 | : 0198239238 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780198239239 |
Rating | : 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Social Motivations for Codeswitching by : Carol Myers-Scotton
Download or read book Social Motivations for Codeswitching written by Carol Myers-Scotton and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with codeswitching, the use of two or more different languages in the same conversation. The author advances a theoretical argument which aims at a general explanation of the motivations underlying the phenomenon.