Talk in Two Languages [electronic resource] /
Gafaranga, Joseph.author.
One of the most common phenomena of language use among bilingual speakers is language alternation. Theoretically this is impossible, both grammatically and socio-functionally. Drawing on Ethnomethodology this book addresses the crucial question of how to account for its actual possibility, and offers a critical reading of current approaches.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Some quasi-theories of order in talk in two languages; 3 Grammatical order in talk in two languages; 4 Using the models: Class agreement in Kinyarwanda-French language alternation; 5 Interactional order in talk in two languages: identity-related accounts; 6 Interactional order in talk in two languages: organisational explanation; 7 Using the models: direct speech reporting in talk in two languages; 8 Applying language alternation studies; 9 Summary and conclusion; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-218) and index.
One of the most common phenomena of language use among bilingual speakers is language alternation. Theoretically this is impossible, both grammatically and socio-functionally. Drawing on Ethnomethodology this book addresses the crucial question of how to account for its actual possibility, and offers a critical reading of current approaches.
Sociolinguistics.
Multilingualism.
Grammar.
Sociolinguistics.
Multilingualism.
Grammar.