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Social Motivations for Codeswitching

- Evidence from Africa

About Social Motivations for Codeswitching

This book deals with codeswitching - the use of two or more different languages in the same conversation. Using data from multilingual African contexts, Carol Myers-Scotton advances an original theory applicable to any society: speakers change languages in order to negotiate a change in the tenor of the conversation, conveying warmth or anger, solidarity or power, by their linguistic choices.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780198239239
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 190
  • Published:
  • August 16, 1995
  • Dimensions:
  • 154x233x11 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 290 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: November 29, 2024

Description of Social Motivations for Codeswitching

This book deals with codeswitching - the use of two or more different languages in the same conversation. Using data from multilingual African contexts, Carol Myers-Scotton advances an original theory applicable to any society: speakers change languages in order to negotiate a change in the tenor of the conversation, conveying warmth or anger, solidarity or power, by their linguistic choices.

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