Japanese-English code-switching
Subtitle: syntax and pragmatics
By: Miwa Nishimura.
Series: Berkeley insights in linguistics and semiotics -- 24
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang Publishing, Incorporated, Peter
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
Subjects: Code switching (Linguistics) -- Ontario -- Toronto.; Languages in contact -- Ontario -- Toronto.; Japanese -- Ontario -- Toronto -- Languages.
Description: Code-switching, the use of two or more languages in discourse, is the norm in many bilingual and multilingual communities. This book examines Japanese/English code-switching from a syntactic and a functional perspective, using data obtained from the Niseis, second generation Japanese Canadians in the Toronto Japanese community. Previous researchers have postulated that code-switching could not occur between two languages with different word order, but this book shows that this is not the case. The functions of the Niseis' code-switching in conversation is also explored.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-169) and index.